I will not
Devise a grand plan
Stopping
Loving
The enthralled and free
Delusional and sane
Utterly and parsed
Pure and unholy
Life-giving and breath-stealing
Broken-down and built back up
Stricken and strong
Emptied out then flowing over
Way
That I
Have loved
I cannot
Yes I cannot wait
To breathe sea spray from your wings
The deeper you fly
What won’drous hair
Long, silken and grey
Just happy to be
In the warmth of today
Not longing for when
It flowed in long brown
But considering
Itself proud on my crown
Do get through it. How
will you be okay today?
What words will you say?
i imagine you’re wearing
that wild in your eyes
regardless of the creatures
within
and
around
i prayed that way
I wish I had a rocking chair
And while I was slow-swaying there
I’d make a list of all my dares
Then whisper them into the air….
I’ll only accept
Slow-motion snow
I’ll solely respond
If offered the Sun
The moon and the stars
Cannot steal my gaze
My feet wait firm here
For lightning’s call
You world in my head
I’d hold you in my hands if
I spoke your language
Each morning I think
You’ll find me, time
In the beauty that I walk with
At midday I’m sure
That you’re afraid
Of the clutter of my first name
With evening I wish
You’d peel away
My frazzle before we sleep
I watch
As from afar
You count them
The near-missed curves
And the angles
Maddeningly calculate
Keep staring
Blankly
Into the tonic
While the true
Keeps calling you
From your virtual walk
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