The night sky frees me-
Balances me

Time to think-
Time to listen-
The sounds
they sing a song
The narration of innumerable stories
TIME-
Like the time my eyes held onto the shadowed clouds-
Composed above me
As my body froze-
As my mind collapsed
As every part of me became lifeless
Play possum-
Perhaps this moment will relinquish me
Perhaps they won't depredate my foundation
Perhaps they won't assert those words
As if I've had a name change
Perhaps they won't divulge each flaw lining my body as my flesh became dinner anyway

Maybe if I close my eyes-
I will wake up
I must wake up
But maybe lacks solidarity
And with that-
maybe failed me

But I did not fail me
Because you cannot take was not given to you for the taking-
Myself

(C) Tiffanie Noel Doro