it’s more round than narrow

more deep than wide

my ears ringing without the sound

just the pressure

whorling

inside

i imagine a stone pathway through

some desert-like land

but we’re not in the desert

we are in a forest of snow

just like in the photograph

that told us we were there

once

that one

in black, blue and white

ink

the one we leapt towards

from our backs

time traveled to

without knowing about

time

I keep thinking this is meant to keep me honest

the fur around my neck and

the taste of metal

there is a field around the field

and i live at the center

it is always in this medium of exchange

between lush and barren

that the gate is visible

but the sky isn’t

or the other way around

uncovering the truth is not an option

yet

its dense foliage

out of season

leaving our ancient bodies to

an ancient winter

the dances are kinetic kaleidoscopes where steps spin into wildness the dances are

kinetic kaleidoscopes where steps spin into wildness the dances are kinetic

kaleidoscopes where steps spin into wildness the dances are kinetic kaleidoscopes

where steps spin into wildness the dances are kinetic kaleidoscopes the dances are

a stone pathway

leading to a door

we agreed that we wouldn’t stay here

that we would make a home for ourselves

but never stay

the smell of rain

until i let go of finishing things

and take the bread out of the oven

there is sex in the air

but i’m lost somewhere else now

not sure if it has happened or

will happen

i look again and

see that I am on the outside while others

are living in

i make it your fault

again

but want our being

naked to fix everything