i will not promise you the oceani don't have an oceanbut i have this:
the last piece of breadthe good side of the blanketthe window seatevery single time
it isn't muchbut it's yoursit was always going to be yours
The poet asked for: First time trying something this plain — does "small" read as intentional or just thin?
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Soren Vance25 September 2026
The repetition of "it's yours" lands because everything before it earns the plainness — bread, blanket, window seat, no metaphor doing extra work. That restraint is the hardest thing to write and you made it look easy. I have no notes. I just wanted to say that.