come wild one
come Willow
come west
It is time to leave your rest
rise
awake
the truth inside your chest
has blossomed

The call of a goldfinch wakes me
My eyes flutter open
I see it’s bright yellow body flit through the night dark branches
Oh, Willow!
Why are you so far from home?

I hate to lie down
when my feelings are in knots
I’ve always excelled at untying real knots
pulling out each strand with enjoyment
I’m proud of every knot I’ve ever untied
And I give great advice
but I hate to lie down in slumber
when emotional solutions evade me
The day stretches out unresolved
I lack the pieces I need to make peace
with the present

To all the boys I’ve loved
my downfall was your eyes
I looked into those pools of light
Brown, grey, blue, and Hazel
and saw an endless soul
What vision of greatness stretched out before me?
waves of wonder
For each individual is filled with unfounded gems!
the corals of the deep I long to see
To dive and find such treasure is my favorite past time
But the winds of the outside world have wrecked me
Left me broken back upon my shore
in the waters of men
I’ve ventured in the farthest
Great Tsunamis threw me out
corrupted by great cracks
Tremors shudder in deepest pools
and burst!
into the heart of the diver
who learns that pearls can still be found in tranquil seas
But your eyes still haunt me
the hues of adventure leak out of organized, locked away tubes
whenever my nervous fingers find the end of the rope of present projects
and I long for the salt of the deep

I’m dying for a lover
and a good night’s sleep
but I’ll settle for a song
and some CBD