fountain
raze water always tasted
best when it came
from a stainless steel
spout that had been
kissed by so many
other young mouths
before it met mine.

it wasn't the filter
or the chiller that
made the river running
through me seem so sweet.

it wasn't the spring or
the aqueduct that fed it.

it was magic swallowed
straight from the stream,
wearing childhood's clothes.
251121
what's it to you?
who go
blather
from