fire & ice

now

a broken symmetry
the half-quotation mark
a question not yet asked
the moment taken out of context
nothing returns from whence it came
only an expansion outwards
remaining distinct or in dissolution
blending in time
now
torn from many directions
a flag is raised in surrender
a look of beige vacancy
passes between us
how would you color this cloth?
what emblem should it carry?
what is it’s motto?
the truth [...]

green and purple, other

A tale of green and purple
of growth and decay
pulsing and turning in darkness
becoming all that is
transforming into dust
the heart’s yearnings
stormy movements of heaven and earth
touching all too briefly
a flash of light
a drop of water
and then a season of ice
we forget …

With hands most guided, seldom letting go
seldom with abandon to the other
We rarely visited
that place [...]