Tuesday, May 22, 2018

A Glimmering Viridescence

Art by Edvard Munch


I awaken from a dream.

I have a question:
How do I negotiate
this non-geometric space

With ardent blends 
of color? There are no sharp 
arrows commanding a direction or route.

I shut my eyes. 
I desire.

Inside,
my breath sighs
through my veins.

Outside,
the vast emptiness 
gathers sunlight and prism.

Profoundly kindled,
I ask: What is it
to exist with no gravity? How
does one endure without anchor?

I am the ubiquitous forest, brimming
with nerve and breathlessness.

In this instant, if
you tear my heart open
you shall find the indomitable sun.
The steadfast earth. The brave leaf unfurling.