There was fog this morning softening What I knew into whatever I could make of it My mind fell out of life and into The business of re-constructing reality; Like when I was young and could dream Of things to come without limitations because Young minds are endless fonts of possibility Before life replaces the pressure of belief With the exigencies of work, and pain, and the weight of broken hope.
But the fog restores by turning the hard edges of the world Into soft things that my mind can mold.
Gravity becomes the illusion in the fog for everything floats. Light is no longer sharp and discerning, but gently hides imperfection. Shadows who fear the day walk bravely in the fog and carry Dreams I had, and quiet memories. The sound of the world is muted and I cannot recall My failures, only my hopes, my dreams, the warm memories.
All this rides the fog…
Its mist gets in my eyes. The breath of it is cool. I feel it around me