waiting for the news to come of where to go or why or how
is easy for no one to bear especially those who have had
their share of waiting, balancing on a beam not even there
and waiting for what, the axe or the angel
to come floating down with good tidings
warm food, the Deluge
your own door in Heaven if not on earth.
some refuge that wasn't there, a minute before
you could explore infinities while waiting
the infinitesimal worlds
in the lobbies, the gutters, the basements of the in between
you're living in a dream to keep on living at all
and you wonder
how long can this go on
how long will I my children or the ones I haven't got
at least the sky will continue
you take comfort there.
they can't evict the air.
mary angela douglas 22 october 2018
is easy for no one to bear especially those who have had
their share of waiting, balancing on a beam not even there
and waiting for what, the axe or the angel
to come floating down with good tidings
warm food, the Deluge
your own door in Heaven if not on earth.
some refuge that wasn't there, a minute before
you could explore infinities while waiting
the infinitesimal worlds
in the lobbies, the gutters, the basements of the in between
you're living in a dream to keep on living at all
and you wonder
how long can this go on
how long will I my children or the ones I haven't got
at least the sky will continue
you take comfort there.
they can't evict the air.
mary angela douglas 22 october 2018
