Power

In your absence, I burn Every light in the house. Darkness Swells with my old worries. Things live there, that never see The light of day. Monsters skulk In every closet, gather under the bed, Jump from behind each corner. Lights On, I can pretend we still gather, Our ghosts and the lives we made … Continue reading “Power”

In your absence, I burn
Every light in the house. Darkness
Swells with my old worries.
Things live there, that never see
The light of day. Monsters skulk
In every closet, gather under the bed,
Jump from behind each corner. Lights
On, I can pretend we still gather,
Our ghosts and the lives we made
Launched or failed, bright spirits of our love
In this world. I close the curtains
Against the dark woods beyond
Our living room. Even the closet
Lights are on, bathrooms and garage,
Empty places where we once rested our weary
Hearts against the weight
Of one another. If I could sail above these fears
My own bright soul would need
Nothing but itself. As it is, electricity
Pours through this night, and I wait
For the power to give.

 

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In the Deep Heart of the Night

–…we let loose of everything –Bruce Springsteen One breathless night                         he whispers Should I be afraid? Aren’t we all, Spinning through the black               of dreams Unaware of what might land next A derecho or a fire A war outside                          raging within. Earth sheds us      before we know Who we are.                             I am holding … Continue reading “In the Deep Heart of the Night”

–…we let loose of everything
–Bruce Springsteen

One breathless night                         he whispers

Should I be afraid?

Aren’t we all,

Spinning through the black               of dreams

Unaware of what might land next

A derecho or a fire

A war outside                          raging within.

Earth sheds us      before we know

Who we are.                             I am holding on

So hard                my hands hurt.

They burn.                     So do we.

Breathe on them, baby,           while we can.

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