she; tree; be (i’m sleeping).

she thought that if she
outstretched her arms,
birds would fly to her,
and whisper all their secrets
of all the lands
where they had stopped to rest,
so that perhaps she could
imagine in her mind,
perhaps if only for a second
of somewhere else to be.

she thought that if she
outstretched her arms,
god would reach down for her
as an ancient memory of a father.

she thought that if she
outstretched her arms,
he’d notice she’d awaken,
and just hold her.

10.26.08.

conversation lost.

explain it to me
all over again,
but speak slowly,
so as to understand
the multiple meanings
to spoken words,
the hidden messages,
lying underneath.

we are but shadows
screaming from the grave.
we live as ghosts
depressed from modern age.
we will forget time,
and be forgotten,
but it is ok.
we weren’t meant to stay.

come shake foundations,
the spirits of hosts,
rudeness of manners.
we are all strangers.
come stare at us
dance naked under stars.
make wishes tonight.
turn magic to light.

lying underneath
the hidden messages
to spoken words-
the multiple meanings,
so as to understand,
but speak slowly
all over again.
explain it to me,.

10.01.08.