The city can’t take it away from me.
Despite all this concrete
Hard angles
Grey-white walls
The wind still carries the scent of forest.
Oil is nothing
Once I find
The undertone of flowers.
All that remains may be grass,
But the weeds escape to remind me.
Dandelion says,
Visit home tonight.
Use your rubber asphalt wheels
And go home.
Tag: napowrimo
15. The 8th Prayer (“no one’s around to help”)
When every melody
Fails
And you’re so far into the past
That everything is dark
Remember:
You’re the hero here.
This can’t be the end;
You shouldn’t be dying in the next room
And you shouldn’t feel alone.
“But if you are, dear Harriet…”
Keep crying out into the darkness.
Even if no one reaches you.
Fall apart, still,
If no one arrives to put you back together.
If you have to–
If the 9th prayer never comes,
Be strong this one last time
And save yourself.
Restart the universe if you have to.
NOTE: If you’re a fan of Earthbound/MOTHER 2, a bit of this may sound familiar. I also thought of a YouTube meme (and a bonus song).
Some NaPoWriMo
03.
It was almost too much grief
For one body to handle.
But this small one manages
Through pain of memory.
12.
We won’t be
The same after this:
Through quiet streets
And worried speech
The world drifts to dreams.
What will I wake up to tonight?
Who will be left to greet my yawns?