Monday, June 14, 2010

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the year of not sleeping

the notion that home is not a place
so much as a sense of self one wears
just under the skin.

this year could so easily be blamed
on unending fatigue due to a distinct
lack of oxygen; the recent fact of
Finland setting a national law in
motion to render tobacco illegal
is small consolation since second
hand smoke still drifts across borders
and oceans; but it is one country's
way of saying NO to the insidious
obscenity of a greed that prays
on addiction-for-profit.

cancer sticks.

at 1 am, the distinct rush of water
from a nearby ravine is underscored
by the gentle sway of leaves through
dark; this is what I'll recall when all
of this is finally done and I've moved
on.

until then ...

hold on
lone-heart
to the sway of air
that lifts and trails
a midnight dream
of winged oceans,
evangeline in search
of home, her tall grass
redemption found in
a latin word for truth,
hold on
home-heart
don't drift too far!










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