now that I have
dropped below the level of words
it is hard to return
what can I say
to invite us
you and me
to move more deeply
into our lives?
– –
what is there
to keep me here
in the quiet
of my life?
the robin
outside my window
chirps for no reason
it knows
– –
the day stretches ahead
formless
glittering
who will I be?
what beauty awaits?
– –
footsteps
slamming car door
tires swish
silence arcs around me
a new day begins
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