at the edge of Glory, Demise

I am on the wall, tall up

and teetering

like one single slip

of a pin might shatter

all come pouring down

and after I would be

polished, a marveling

statue in white

no man could hang their coat on

/

There is love here, in the seat of my bones

and rattling as I watch movement soar over

in cloud. There is wisdom and ancient viels

lifting, ground to be tread and left in glory.

I am here now, going soon now, here now

shedding gentle tears at nightfall and waking

too early from dreams all sick and strange.

/

Outside of my body

the air is thick, current,

swimming river in run-off

and this season, April close

I am shrinking, mouth wider

wider until the Sun

is my one pole

spiraling eyes

lock on, a vision, as

Earth drains away

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