Staying Open For Appearances
Sitting there
In your safety of self...
...Let's peel the onion
Layer back,
Shall we?...
What lies be-
neath routine, and the
Calming belief
That we'll all return by
The first morning light?...
Sitting there
With a statuesque ease...
So goddamn sure
Of the birds, and the
Bees...
...Yet that gate
In the sky's set
To open tonight!...
...You keep your
Wild on a chain
While you
Doggedly fight
The urge to
Turn back,
And consider
These sounds
That come
From the void
At a pace
That's profound.
Sitting there...
...Trying to strike
A pose
Of your latest
Facade
With your
New
Camera phone...
What is tumbling
Out?...
...Deep inside you
Pour forth...
But right now
There's no route...
...Every road
Has been barred.
Take down
Open signs!...
...It is time you
Define
What's your nature
Of flight:
Are you hurt,
Or alright?...
...It's completely
Your right
To shut down for
The winter...
You don't have to
Keep spinning
When you're
This low on gas...
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2017
Bunny Villaire