Sunday, November 13, 2022

Our Song

 

I’d stop and rewind the cassette. Addicted—so delivered—held by mesmerization. Some mirage—an ephemeral aura, an uncanny countenance—too much is unfair. Thoughts clamor. Octopus hands. Spider silk, cobweb dynasties. A long line of gorgeous, so devastating, rocket hearts, locked in atmosphere. Photo perfect, sheer photogenic, contemporary phenotypes; austere yogis, wowing graces, jigsaw beauty. At something unusual, making souls yelp, so filled by force, determination, still gentle, so demanding, so casual. Most can’t be decoded, nothing unique, most are aliens inside; to look steady on, like rowing in sequence, I’d listen to reindeer eyes; so many watercolors, one watchword, our trips are familiar; to adore one, as to replace one, fortunate to make a soul person. Over blackberries, complaining of acidic pressure, to lean over and exhale.   

Strumming a Harp

By language we speak to audibility and coherence. To compose to feel understood, in spite of language applied. A person spends years misunde...