Time and I don't sit together at the end of day readings where the old head of god bobs very slightly as he peacefully writes and reads at the same time remembering everything in a log talking so slowly for the words to kiss me and time. We avoid the eyes in our faces though while We explore our bond collecting in our foreheads A straight line binds us across the wind in the air Across the papers of words between us He doesn't like the clock hands stuck in me, off such wingy arms that don't have enough room in my chest to click around My clock is always waiting for a bigger wall, for its arms to spread and the energy cycle of the little go in there is like a skirt that doesn't twist when you turn no color splashing the air at each little movement My wing arms need me to lift out most of the feathers and turn And then it'd be a better clock than time I don't like his viscious breathing, and the colors on his wall only dark grey and blue At least my wall is red But I want to be friends I want to take his hand and let the minutes come, behind us I don't want to push the future far away with my eyes on the rug my shoulders fallen without feathers to be free Please don't shred my slow dance rolling towards god's arms for him to make it lighter I wheel in pain while I bend my broken knees to turn, of all your torture It's a weighty golden skirt from all the fire Love me first, then tell me something wise And lighter than the heavy turning to the sides you've designed Sit next to me in the middle of the story Grandfather clock Then we will both be looking forward Listening to the book of the long Opening the folded air of today, tomorrow, and the ones that made them Writing with a clock hand, and an eternity pen Giving to us what we wait for Lifting our names to move and make a turn Me and time making the parting between the pages and the hill of them, for several walls of clocks several scars several backs of life a central spine strong enough to dance to the beat of so many more pages
Copyright Chelsea Palmer Aug 11, 2012, edited Aug 16 & May 31 2013