earthly -
once, when the
timing was just right,
i felt my feet
lift off the ground.
it was brief,
just for a moment
suspended in time,
but it happened.
i was tied to
our planet in such a
deep and rich way that
earth blew me afloat.
and as i stood on
that mountain, that hill,
towering above others,
i felt as if i
had been filled with
helium that left me
gasping for more.
and the second my
bare feet touched the
dirt again,
i felt that
link dissipate.
it was gone.
and i hope to
the earth herself
that i can
find that connection
once again.
our clothes
lay in a
pile our clothes
lay in a
pile on the
floor.
i wish i had
enough strength to
dress not only
me, but the
broken body you
presented to me
last night.