Clarity Poem by Mary Angela Douglas

I sought clarity but darkness was on the wind

things that couldn't be mended then

with their one wing

had taken their toll:

hairline fracturing the china soul

I sought somewhere else to go, to be

to remember what it was like

walking under a canopy of trees

thinking that time on earth was a green roof

to cover me, since I wished hard enough for it.

if I get permission and the necessary paperwork is done

can I speak to you who skip brightly on dry land

while I am drowning the best I can.

what should I say.

have a nice day?

while waiting for the ship to come

and feeling like something inventoried.

should I bring you bouquets

and lighten your load

where sunken treasures are.

should I wish upon a star

I will mend my heart with red sealing wax

and carry on as if I were a tree

newly branched.

and play my part in the mystery.

that the sun in my heart is

still sparking words

even if the world goes dark.

mary angela douglas 6 august 2019