Poemtrees I Climbed
Snarling
i am coming
i can feel you
in my bones
and i am coming
teeth bared
and gnashing
limbs throbbing
and shaking
everything aching
for that last mess
made
the swan song sung
all of it done
for love
for loss
for grief
for the cost
of living in cages
i will come
and unchain you
for one last hour
one last red towel
slung over a chair
Tidal Shift
I cannot fight against
The tides
The ocean will do
What it has always done
I cannot fight against
Your going away
Aloof and detached
It is what you do
Get gone
So far into yourself
And the microscopic world
Of your mind
The small motions of your life
Oh, I know
I know what you are
How you move
I watched you so long
From afar
Before I broke through
How did I…
How did I elude
Your defenses for that
Brief, beautiful time
How did I
Penetrate
Resonate
In such a way that you saw
Something outside of you
And yours
It is like the waves on the sea
Decided to sleep a while
