I was sent
only
I can only
do
I am
only
as the planet
earth
dies
I was sent
only
I can only
do
I am
only
as the planet
earth
dies
the flight is still
on please
come
out of Egypt
the voice under whispers me
awake
the birthing is still
on at
73
ahhh
that mad courage
that leads to invading
one’s own privacy
holds back nothing
creates
like no one else
in the advancing years
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
he stands
saffron robed
he smiles
we bow
we temple
head bent
unshaven
barely audible
he prays
his brother is dying
I hear
“at the moment”
I join him
defenseless
except
for us
there
brothers
the first
and most telling
comes every
dawn and dusk
with every breath
I welcome
every turn
I take
every heart beat
sounding me out
a timeless revelation
hides
in me