jagged
        rain soaked
sky bursts
into
poly­chro­matic flu­o­res­cent con­cen­trate
                                                blink
rain soaked curly spi­rals
        curl and spi­ral along a line        the jaw
line that tight­ens and re­leases
with rain soaked spi­ral­ing        think­ing        thoughts
fur­rowed  brows
        red­dened cheeks
                pursed lips
tired                                        eyes see me through caf­feinated eyes
white bursts into blue and green I know
that much

blink                        awake
        blink                        awake
again
it’s only being awake
blink                awake
        blink

while hard thoughts curl and spi­ral                tear and tan­gle
        all whorls and ruf­fles                blinkblink                        mmmmm
out­side thoughts                                        awake
rain soaked
mud soaked        wind
soaked        run soaked
        sun soaked
curl and spi­ral
into now
                in­digo
skies                                                                        soft music
                                

                                under parted cloud stars

Shan­non Wal­lace