Monday, November 9, 2015

Patient Ferris Wheel

Something pulled you back to this city
Maybe it was me
Maybe the universe works that way
And the part of me that struggles with faith

The amazing bigger picture all around and through everything
Maybe a man wants to ask permission to dream of a thread
Like god existed in the confluence, the pulse
The years of in-bent fractals colliding, positioning

Bodies of two people to why others were slid off the table
As the ship crossed seas ungraspable totems and baubles
Hands attempted in the capsize and sway
A kiss in the now patient Ferris Wheel round rising

To see the mysterious crescent curves of a city under lunar light
Shrink as the sky opens for a grip to breathe in the parallel paths
Wondering if this is it; what two hearts have long waited
Singing Springsteen songs and backstreets, wrecking balls and darkness

On that edge to know why a man was so long a Patriots fan could understand the sox
An alma mater and a moving a block away weeks and back
The acquaintance and praying for a slow tide, the entry view
Into knowing self, what one wants beyond the echo fingernails of divorce

The crashed cars on interstate swamps in New Jersey Orleans
Hitchhiking for a way out and a way in
Snowballs and green monsters, travel plans and Jamaican beaches
Understanding what is truly important in being human

Working backwards from that, allowing the skyline to be simple
The picture to clear itself whatever may
Canine and feline grass fields and brick courtyards
Reason to fill the propane tank, costume, and purchase airline tickets

How to do it, thinking, pondering, appreciating not knowing
And smiling at possibility from across the room



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