Once, in the heartland
of us, we swam in a lake
leaving everything we owned
in a car. Nothing is simple.
I do little without
fear, but when doing a thing
to please another
it is important
to remember Kentucky.
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Jennifer Kronovet is author of the poetry collection Awayward and co-translator of The Acrobat.
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