living also

Diseased or dormant
Standing sedentary
Feeling as an aside
You close your eyes
And think
For what purpose
Close them a beat longer 
And know
For shade from oppression
A homebase for weary wings
The very air
And nourishment to live another day
Yes, we’re all dying 
But like you, living also

Peaceful Poem

People have promised me
Twice today
With all the confidence
Of the heart of a child
With all the solemnity 
Of an old-fashioned hymn sung in unison
Everything will be
As everything ought

People, I promise you, too

Nod

It would ebb and flow
Much as the tide

One line lapping at the next 
Ethereal

The imperceptible presence of salt
A mineral bath for the senses

Our secret 
I’m telling you here

If 
We sang

eyelash


It strips me of power
And at arm’s length it bids me to wait
While it keeps me in too-clean shirtsleeves

But, does it not prove I have hope
And might it not be rocket fuel
What if it makes truth come true

Factuality

I must only conclude ’twas a dream
The looking through crowded glass
Seeing what I wanted to see 
Finally 
I must tell you, be careful 
When you dare look out there
And do dare, but do so
Intentionally