everyday with their chance anew –
dreams of getting there –
ballsy, pretentious –
everyday with their chance anew –
dreams of getting there –
ballsy, pretentious –
the mind of Christ
and came in search of me.
I ducked in my hole
and peeked through the sticks
to see if he could see.
It becomes a sea to sail on
I have a bitter spot,
a little burn lodged
in my side
still smoking
Should a fly alight
and rest there awhile,
then we might know
how fine a fiber it is.
You opened the gate.
I brought the first box.
You unpacked.
I cut the grass.
Together we plucked and weeded.
That was it,
the all of it:
soil and grass,
new pine and new paint.
Did anything ever
smell so fresh?
a field of weeds and daisies,
where the heat and sweetness
rise together,
and the horizon is enough.
Oh it’ll drop.
It always does.