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Autumn Notes
​Adam Osman-Krinsky

When the air tightens around my ears
And grabs the back of my throat
After running, I crunch and itch
My way out of linen and into wool
And out of ice and into steam.

My body wants to take a breath full
Of descent, where each of my teeth will
Feel the crispness of juice making its
Way into the outstretched arms of a yearning hug.

Hands enfolding hands that pull socks up
A bit tighter that make me paler
That make me want to dance to
Softer sounds that lick the curls in my
Hair and the cool wind beneath my feet.

I want to fly above your warm, auburn
Eyescape, where a saxophone breathes
About home or maybe a snowed-in
Motel in a palace where it feels too early for
There to be snowfall.

I want to sit, toes-touching, eyes
Smiling, with the cold side of the
Pillow to keep my dreams company
Under this quilt that smells of
Couches and kindling.
Adam Osman-Krinsky is a second-year at Pomona College interested in movies, books, architecture, ecology, and translation. He loves reading and watching people's recommendations to him!

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