⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀ my neighbor
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀( ancient and
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀beautiful
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀)
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀waters­ her
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀porch flowers
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀from an iron pail
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀g
⠀⠀⠀­⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀e
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ n
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ t
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ly
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀­⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀i observe
how
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀we share this moment
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀from
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀different perspectives
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ seeing the beginning
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀  ⠀form
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀  ⠀from the end
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
this tree
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
a
c
r
o⠀s⠀ s⠀⠀⠀⠀ the⠀⠀⠀⠀ s t r e e t
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀it turns to summer, s a⠀ y⠀⠀ s
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
i
t
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
i
s⠀⠀⠀⠀indifferent.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ((strip)ped)
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀of
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀l
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ e
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ a⠀⠀⠀ f.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ fruitand
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀nest
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
caring not
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀itWILL⠀⠀ s
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀t
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀a
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀­⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀n
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀d
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀proudLY
⠀⠀⠀⠀­⠀⠀amon⠀g
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀contemptuous⠀JANURY
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀F
­⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ R
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀O
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Z
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ E
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ N
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ s
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀o
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ u
⠀l
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
s
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀­⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ we
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀hope
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ there is
⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀a time for
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ everything, even
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
that
which
already
happened
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
i am not the most loved poet
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ nor
⠀⠀⠀ am i⠀⠀⠀⠀ the most loved father oh no-
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ struggling in the pine ocean
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ needlecold waters slamming
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ my head back down
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ mimicking the gesture
⠀⠀⠀ of a reversed ugly birth
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
[ (1) heartbeat ]
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ [ (1) heartbeat ] and its okay...
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀really.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀­⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
i know my place  we all have one
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀ like that long sought piece
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ completing
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ a section of the puzzle
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀ each of us (if we're lucky)
⠀⠀ brings forth our timing and measure
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀experience
⠀⠀and
⠀⠀pain⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀to make something
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀new
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀hey
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀look world
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀it's me (you)
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀t.he SPray
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀o(f⠀⠀ bEEr wet afternoons
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ r u n⠀ n⠀⠀i⠀⠀⠀n⠀⠀⠀⠀g
)late
into the evening
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ?C U T⠀short
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
september .beautifulsisterwhosleeps
allday.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
woken sets a new table-
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ but not before we
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ splash! loud and
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
,a million
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ hide
⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ and
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ s
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
e⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ek
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ g.ames we
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
played on⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Mother
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ eartH
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
now we feast before the ending
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
(but its not really the ending is it?
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ before we die
)into
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
                                             ­  FROzEN
                                                SPIrITS
  ­      of a new Us
and a better
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
y
ear
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ i
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ stand
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
below this
horizon of blue water⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ laid
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀out across
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ everything
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀\
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀\⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ my two
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀\⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ feet
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀\
firmly standing⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀\
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ touching⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ \
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ the⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀\
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀same ground⠀⠀\⠀⠀ as
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ \⠀ everything
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀/
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ i⠀⠀⠀ /
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀have⠀⠀ /
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ no⠀ /
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ reason⠀/
to apologize⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀/
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ /⠀⠀⠀⠀ we
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ /⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ experience
⠀ everything⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ /
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ given to be molded
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ with learning hands
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀we⠀⠀⠀ (doing this
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ forever)
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
sing a
pleasant lyric to
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ mute angels
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ believing
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
their silence
⠀⠀⠀ is
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ a gift of patience
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀