Raw. Now, ready to keep
going.
In a moment-invisible-ceases
to Be
wholly occupied-full-filled.
We have all lied.
We have all stood others up
to and for-
There is no way around,
only through and through
- - -exposure- - -
...
We may stare-bluntly, we may
mention Growth
and add up layers, like
scars
To become better
prepared when encountering
naked, knowing bodies
swallowed as photogenic
duplicates.
We want to match the magic
of new skin,
out of regeneration
as it stands
with consumption,
levels, assumptions,
quicksand and ice in the air
leaves us thirsting.
The water all runs off...
Painting by Winslow Homer, 'Weary' (1898) in [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
