snails

where did you put the rock
we took from the grove park inn
you were disgusted with the snails
and things that had attached to it
you put it in the trunk of the car
for the way home in the dark
where they belonged

now i want to put it in my garden
next to the antlers sticking up out of the ground
but i'm not sure where it is
and i feel a sad wanting for you today
just because i know there was a day in the past
where i didn't think you would ever see me
and boy was i wrong

i just want to find that mountain rock
so i can throw it at my past self
and say "it's okay, keep writing your sad poems, love will realize you"
and then put it in my garden
and go inside
and listen to you talk about the things you care about