As my material falls apart in the rapture of time, space will fill with curiosity. As my shed skin collects in the corners of my room, significance will wipe me away. The certainty of a single leaf, the acceptance of a toppled anthill, the colors of muddy waters, however dull they may be; The mundane will be filled with all the mystery of the furthest reaches of our distant neighboring star. The cold reality will burn anew in that timeless flame of electron.
My move is the cornered rat My smooth is the mirror crack My groove is the hissing cat My moon is the cheese weighed trap My time is the captured sand My line is the grasping hand My space is the sunset strands My pace the sine of ridged tin cans Where the thoughts coalesce Where bad blood coagulates Where the wind gathers specks And deposits timeless anchors Where the cost is a rest Where the price is a dead snake Where the heart stretches out And with childish wonder, creates There I recede After navigating The perilous divine lights That blind and bewilder me
I never knew a girl named June, Never knew a girl named May. The fourth of July was my baby's favorite holiday. When explosions rocked the sky With colors and festive flare, And the smell of burning paper Filled the nighttime air; For her, this was the happiest time of the year.