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SUNDAY PRAYER, cxcii
time & time again, the rain
seeps into your shoes. that's its way
of saying "i am part of you."
the spider in your bed, cobwebs
of clouds, every breath a shroud
of dead skin, everything
is a reflection, is a shadow
of a shadow, tadpoles glittering
on the surface of the water
everyone is your daughter
so i chase you like a cat
chases a flashlight, like you might
chase a spider who got lost
when you tossed off all of your covers
in the morning. you are a part of me.
i have to capture you to set you free.
i am i am
you are a birthday,
deep with the dayshine
from dusk to moonbreak,
the dust of keepsakes
time & time again, i am i am
das - pensacola, florida, u.s.a.