The yellow eye of the sun, like the ancient eyes of an old man who's seen too much whiskey, used to brown my skin now just dries me out like an old boot turned the wrong way on the post out by the highway.
I asked the bone colored moon Why He didn't know And doesn't care He's just a hunk of bone Up in the sky And me I'm just a bag of bones Down here Looking up at the sky Asking why Waiting around to die.
Dandelions stand tall above the grass. Inviting, daring. Brave. I have the energy but not the heart to mow them down. The grass rejoices. My conscience frowns. My dog sleeps on.
My fingers trace your contours in my thoughts. The highs and lows, your inclines rise and fall. Spaces in between grow distant from ridge and valley to coastal plain.
Through uncharted territory I follow the beaten path till trail turns to sand and desert meets ocean.
Contours fade and wash away. You slide into the deep blue and cross the border.