#skyward
my arms are static
my legs are rocky air
my torso dips into
the skyward of mattress
I brought yesterday in my hands to set out in the sun
it didn’t take long to burn right up
my eyes trail the flecking ash in the air
there’s nothing i wish to hide
yet i sit like one car
parking lot tar matches the sky
at 3 am
is the static channel on the tv
still there when you turn off the screen
i think i see it when i close my eyes
Feb 14, 2025
Feb 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM UTC
I stood staring
not moving
but aware
feeling the breeze
and its touch
light as a feather
hinted at freedom
long since forgotten.
Heavy is the gravity
that anchors me
to the ground here
so when a shadow
covered my face
I raised my eyes
and I cheered
as a white bird dissected the blue sky.
Apr 21, 2020
Apr 21, 2020 at 4:42 PM UTC
Eyes upwards
Turning clouds
With rolling chin
And a smile to the sky forever
He grins
At the vantage point of where it begins
Sep 21, 2018
Sep 21, 2018 at 3:16 PM UTC
You ever try counting the stars?
I can't ever get the same number twice
They keep changing on me
I'm not even entirely sure what a star is
Well my body knows,
It's my mind that has forgot
Aug 29, 2018
Aug 29, 2018 at 2:52 AM UTC
a tree egrets crowd,
one more wants to land on top;
now all fly skywards!
May 20, 2018
May 20, 2018 at 11:35 AM UTC
Gracefully gliding through the highs and lows,
a bird of prey feels for the warm currents.
Jul 4, 2017
Jul 4, 2017 at 6:46 AM UTC
*Gently
Softly
Almost sweetly
So the clouds are near to me
And to you as well
Although we are not at this time
Standing right here or there beside
How these clouds smile back as they roll by
And tell us both to our surprise
That we are watching and watched over
Since long before we each sought after
That distant star in the summer sky
We are by ourselves and each other
Mere reflections in such skyward eyes*
Mar 16, 2017
Mar 16, 2017 at 11:15 AM UTC