You and You and Me

Voices harmonizing with our soles
As our hearts thumped to the rhythm
of whirling ropes
We were jumping into womanhood
full of possibility.


Base and rhythm like heart beats
We sing in 3 part harmonies
to purple skies with clouds
like ledger lines crying descant tears


The chronic hum of double-dutch ropes
on summer concrete
Chanting "Hooky player 8, jump straight"
I jump into forever and make a turn at the sun
Will you be there?


And now you look at we with questioning eyes
Have we lost love like its not eternal?
When forever is just a word
The pain lasts just as long
So now I'm left with memories of jumprope and
You and You and Me

- Sade' Miller