have you seen his eyes?
or did the maggots get them first
when his skull sunk into dirt-
did the roots latch on and pull?
or did his body choose to dive deep
and anchor at earth’s feet-
was he wearing a crown?
or was his head scalped and dry
leaving no room for pride-
did they celebrate when his body was found?
everyone blames the one who seeks the skies
but forget they were born belowdecks-
I love to see children in session.
their lives are in harmonic transfantasia
until a conductor calls upon them for duty-
did you see which trains they boarded?
for they left in a rush
and may never remember their heartsong-
did anyone catch the conductors name?
a traveler near to a tender soul
can meld it to his very own-
will they remember home?
when the aromas return on a springs breeze
a new nose will turn away-
it won’t be long.
a foots journey will return
back where it belongs.
-for their dreams are drowned out by the whistle,
their hearts meander upon riches,
and their skulls blow away as what was good is enjoyed
by maggots
and dirt-
