fleeting, as the earth to rising sparrows, life stretches beyond swinging feet. in a breath, it shrinks to mere marbles in a childhood pocket, drips from faucets on upturned faces, squinting through joy and soap.
life rolls over sidewalks, around first steps, grating on scratching pavement. we've had our scars more often than skinned knees
like piano wire, life ties tune and blood through throat it muzzles and goads hyena, perched vultures cackling life crams with cracking and static in hope, panic.
it slips, on the outbreath as the earth to rising sparrows. so we all go-quiet.