i heard a leaf fall when i died,
silent till landing, shocked surprise.
crisp and stiff,
...
the sun rose
as i smoked my troubles away.
the earth was still
...
my finger tips slipped,
along my forehead
down the brim of my nose
...
and i have never been so close
as i was to breaking.
in half and then fourths.
...
oh, to control the beating
of such a weary heart,
and will it to slow up,
adjust to this second start.
...
you watch me and i know,
curled lips tied in a pretty little bow.
pain, burn, and yearning
...
the hum of the city
with a trumpet on the side.
a zoom here.
...
i want to lift the world from its orbit,
stop it in its tracks.
and listen to the frantic moon
...
i am not far from the bottom
of this whole world, you see.
eating rocks in glee.
...