OPPOSITE DAY by Peter Schwartz

 

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OPPOSITE DAY 

a kite is in many ways the opposite of a star 

in that it never actually gets there

like floating is the opposite of bravery 

because it doesn't take anything 

which is okay because differences often bloom horizontally 

(no longer opposites)

that same string gets used for that perfect guitar 

for someone that would otherwise not have any music at all

because the opposite of rich is not poor

and a single butterfly can become a whole reservoir 

so what if a flamethrower like most machines is the opposite of love 

if mutation is the opposite of growth 

and jungles are the opposite of anything resembling innocence

the sky is still the opposite of mostly nothing at all 

© Peter Schwartz

Peter Schwartz

Peter Schwartz has had poetry featured in Pank, The Columbia Review, Diagram, and many other cool places. He is the author of the poetry collection 'Old Men, Girls and Monsters' as well as four other chapbooks. You can check out his art any time you want to at: the-art-of-peter-schwartz.jimdosite.com. 

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