“I Could Take”
(Hayden Carruth)

I could take
two leaves
and give you one.
Would that not be
a kind of perfection?But I prefer
one leaf
torn to give you half
showing(after these years, simply)
love’s complexity in an act,
the tearing and
the unique edges —
one leaf (one word) from the two
imperfections that match. #love #poem #poetry #lovepoetry #haydencarruth #otherhalf #leaves