they pay to kiss your feet

since there's no one else around, we let our hair grow long and forget all we used to know. then our skin gets thicker from living out in the snow.

Monday, March 16, 2009

seeking clarity, or: day seven.

and then
suddenly
like a bullet to the brain
or really
more like a train crushing your scull
your life changes course
drastically veering --
off road
to the left of where you thought you were going.
and about a mile in,
the storm clouds hang
heavy like the night
that seems all
too
imminent
and then the rain --
the rain that you thought was over with the drought --
comes back.
suddenly
with fury
pouring acid and lightening and making you dream about tornadoes
as if it were already spring.
so you take a walk
on a brisk day that should be warmer
and as you walk, bundled in workout sweats
a hoodie
gloves and
that
long
tan
scarf
you see a green patch in the grass
between the highway
and the sidewalk
and for an instant
you are overcome
by peace.

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