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Three Changes on the Face of Things

I.
Earliest Messages

The sun slants across the brick
The coffee is a pillar of heat
Pigeon doesn't think not to stand in water
Distant sirens say "go on, go on" to morning
I liked the warm clamp of sleep but
Wake up to six million options still

It's today I love you



II.
Morning Replies
from KG

The sun is a pillar of heat
The coffee spills across the brick
Plane soars east over water
Approaching subways screech in morning "get on, get on"
I clutch the cold pole of support
Touched by hands of six million New Yorkers

It's today I love you


III.
I Love the Poem You Read to Me Before Sleep

I love the poem you read to me
Before sleep, it's today
The sun is a pillar of coffee
Heat spills across the brick
Plane soars east over that verse
I don't remember 
From last night to morning
Distant sirens clamp, the warm of sleep
Approaching subways the cold pole of support
I clutch the hands of six million options
New Yorkers say "go on, go on"
Wake up
I love you      it's today