a girl and her dog
Testing, testing 123.
I stand before the galaxy.
Speaking softly to stars unseen.
Hidden behind blankets
of pollution,
crosshatches
of contrails
and a ceiling of
shiv'ring leaves.
Testing, testing 123.
We’re alone so I can sing.
My voice can tread air with
silken care and wrap you
with its being.
Testing, testing 123.
We need no mic to just be.
I hum soft into your fur,
as you lean soft into me.
Testing, testing 123.
We’re older, but we’ve aged
beautifully.
A constant source of
company, when
the world goes silent.
All that violence on the
silverscreen,
news projecting a
social scream,
disarray a normal
thing.
But we’re
beyond its grip now.
We make our own
peace.
Shadows chased far away.
Worldly pressures now
released.
Testing, testing 123.
In your eyes my eyes
we see.
No nervousness or
apprehension, no hatred or
tension.
Just you.
Just me.