I think that this is sunshine
sitting here in the dark

I think that this is translucent
sitting within these walls

The sudden lightness
of a deep breath
following when
I could not

And there is a nattering
at all times

all of us signaling
all of the signaling
here
i am

still this coolness
the dryer churning dry
tv backgrounding a rerun
the dog shaking its collar clinking

something is waiting for me
i know
i can feel it on the back of my neck
one in four of you feel that too

i am banging in a wary way
at this edge here
a caterpillar on a leaf in a tree in a forest
of could be