the first day
of the final month
the first minute
of the final hour
time slips slickly slickly by
until the final wish is granted
you taught me
you taught me
the simple act of breathing in
was inspirational
status
in the moment
in the bath
in a lover’s dreams
I fell while running
I fell while running, thinking of elsewhere, distracted.
Flies were heavy, slow and black.
Blood flicked as I waved them away.
I held the pain; it was mine.
Changing tack (this is how distraction manifests)
I know one day, elsewhere, your heart will break
as all hearts break.
Your pain will be yours
but not yours alone.
It will not break you; nothing can.
autumn
sky ice blue spattered
I have forgotten my dreams
berry branches bare
they pulled off their shirts
they pulled off their shirts the light through their chests shone dark dreams slowly gathered
since then
since then
I have been of polished pebble
beautiful and strong
do you dream
do you dream of me
move me there
from here
at a distance?
do I dream of you
see you here
when you’re there
at a distance?
yes, we share a dream
you who are here
and I who am there
defying distance
together one
the river thought it forked to allow the island space
the island believed it split the flow
imperceptibly they flexed, relaxed
seen from outside, above, they were together one
the sound of horses
the sound of horses across an empty field
light diamonds away from waterfalls
the closeness of unending dreams
