January 20, 2025

the beginning after the end

Overalls I should have been reeling
But what you scent took me
Back to the candle I held for you

Which should have lasted a month
But burned for years
I would say count your blessings

But I myself have lost
Surrendered
Fell

From grace and patience
Into a love that could sustain
You lightning my pedal to the metal

From harder to hardly
From grind to ground
From open sesame to a rice that will flower next season

When the moon comes round again
We will craft a future from the archives

Arisen from the ash
Of a sun that burned too bright but rose, rose, rose

And you, ginger and sweet
From the fact that I saw you??? and that far

Like the rafters that await our laughter
In the world we build together