Listening Living in between seperate Dimensions of being We used to swim In public Pools and used to gaze at the Spray-painted underground Nakedness rampant under The bridges of our city We used to coo in creeks and Make invitations to every Kid in class to our birthday Parties We played with basketballs Hula-hoops and Gameboy But somewhere down this Beaten road through adolescence Somewhere beyond the socks For presents on Christmas We became taller and hairier. Shaped crystals from diamond Mines And life gave us something to Unwind A music box for a wandering mind To speak our truth To speak you're soul Disguised as a bruised indifference Or an overt lunacy somedays (Seems plausible on sleepless Nights, insomniac-like In Cemented rooms that turn so cold In Autumn.) But our truth is our sanity Which must be uttered In Amazement Even as some hookah caterpillar Is blowing smoke Trying to convince you you're Crazy Maybe the caterpillar is only lazy And trying to be a marmot.