spill.
he spells out his name in letters he imagines because -
because (he can't write)
on the sand, and it's okay (it never stays
very long anyway)
mile-long legs
psh-psh-psh
for days and hours;
the span of a butterfly wing
would be too far
psh-psh-psh
(that's something he learned
to spell)
--
there is a man who breathes dust like air
under bright colored tents with regality that pours
like snow - only hotter
only much hotter;
psh-pshhh.
"sir, spare some water? we've
been traveling for weeks.
sir - it would be too
far; too far."
--
he's just a child who
finds words in an empty sky.
because (he can't write)
on the sand, and it's okay (it never stays
very long anyway)
mile-long legs
psh-psh-psh
for days and hours;
the span of a butterfly wing
would be too far
psh-psh-psh
(that's something he learned
to spell)
--
there is a man who breathes dust like air
under bright colored tents with regality that pours
like snow - only hotter
only much hotter;
psh-pshhh.
"sir, spare some water? we've
been traveling for weeks.
sir - it would be too
far; too far."
--
he's just a child who
finds words in an empty sky.