Dear Emily,
Tell me
Tell me
How you ****** t he marrow out of life
from your transparent cave.
while I have been shriveled dry.
Can't think
breathe
feel
touch
see
drink the Earth.
I have one foot on the ground and one in the car.
My senses are numb unless both feet find
soil, grass and greenery.
Tell me
Tell me
how you pinpointed the essence of man
the essence of this earth.
without running the race yourself?
(at least once?)