Monday, March 31, 2014

Orphaned into Each Other's Arms


It’s as if you just returned
From somewhere west of the future
And find yourself unpacking books
You haven’t seen in twenty years

Sudden distances appear in the sun-stained room
Global meridians unfold from your open hands

You cleave stubbornly to a hole in the air
With all the rest of your songs even
Without language

It’s okay

There will be singing
Beyond the final dusty hiss
Of human thought

You’ve got them now
Swimming in your stomach
The skinstripped words
You drank from my mouth

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