Reach
Into the empty
Say not I want
Say I have
Decide
The illusory is real
For you too
Grasp
Reach
Into the empty
Say not I want
Say I have
Decide
The illusory is real
For you too
Grasp
Into my eyeballs
And the brain that commands them
Into my heart
And the fingertips that can’t quite be
Into the gritting of my teeth
You etched words
We thought
he was muttering
To himself
We got closer
he got louder
Too late
We learned
he was laughing
To US
What can one suppose
All the time spent
Kicking
This diamond
Cursing the dirt and bright light
Playing for fame
Not the love of the game
Let the soft, feathery white
Float down
Over your eyes
Throw prayers to the wind
Blow kisses in the dark
Vow love
Call it
A revelation
Last June it became four years
Of one set of eyes
Break these bones
Try
Break them again
I’ll meet you where you found me
At the mat
Off the ropes
On my feet
What color
Was it
When I
Kissed you
5 minutes to sunrise
Dash out
Climb to the highest height
Catch in your arms
All I’ve promised from the East
Add hope of your own
With all your might
Fling-far to the West
Our new pact
5 minutes to sunrise
I dash out….
No
Unless you pray
Unless you wake up every dayTreasured things on your lips
Treasured things vowed then giv’nThere’s power in this
There’s power
Yes