Tight wrinkles form around,
The corners of,
Clinched pupils,
With cynicism,
...
That cool droplet of water,
The perfect pool of Eden,
The tear that led,
To grace,
...
That one instance that inspires a poem,
A painting,
Or some great work of literature,
A reunion perhaps,
...
A collection of people,
Unaware of the crowd,
Stampeding behind,
Their own tales,
...
I saw the destination,
From afar in the haze of childhood dreams,
I climbed clumsily and lazily along,
At mind blowing speeds,
...
Just knowing,
The peace,
The certainty,
The intricacies
...
The moon it waxes and it wanes,
The tide it rolls,
High and low,
And the seasons spin their wheel,
...
Recalling,
The surreal,
The singular sunrise,
The brilliant dalliance,
...
Do I ask too much of the sunrise?
I need the breaking light,
To hit just right,
I need her truth to cleanse the skies,
...
Flecks of sunlight permeate,
The contours,
Of the slight slits,
Of my eyes,
...