Spider–Photo by Ashley Bovan
MAKE THAT FOR HERE
and now it becomes
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one day past a memory
.
one bit of information
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before total recognition
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a form of chaos
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to order
.
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so much light
.
rains down
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and up
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penetrating shadows
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like no tomorrow
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like only this
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~ Abdul Ben Camel
ONLY THIS
Only this holding onto this
oh, only this–is it only this
it could be only this
these feet these hands
this planet this sun this solar system
this solar system in a honey jar
This mote in honey now
this dust on the shelf the sill
Only this
this room this solar system
in this honey jar
Only this
these animals these entities these peoples
this matter mattering
this matter looking at spirit
this spirit
this spirit with multiple eyes
Eyes in the honey
eyes on the shelf
eyes in the bliss
only this–
this that, oh only this
Oh only this
a record on a shelf
a record of a spinning galaxy
this galaxy in a universe of universes
this this
this womb of forms and back again
Only this
this bliss…
~ Lady
Stung
I smelled the rain before
Ever a drop touched the
Earth splashing a sweet
Fragrance thru my open
Window & I don’t believe
I ever noticed this before
As if by taking time to
Smell the roses I failed
To escape the bee
KE