we grew––
roots intertwined,
sharing wind & rain
till one day
the invisible
happened.
a sudden sheet of
glass severed the world
between us.
our leaves no
longer touched & it
cleaved the ground
causing silent
pain.
the edges of our green
began to wither.
branches wilted
from exhaustion &
grey bark
paled.
is this a sign
of dying?
unbidden as it came,
the glass
withdrew.
how can we hug
so nothing comes
between
us?
thinking doesn’t matter
& questions lead
to false
conclusions.
even a poem can
embrace the heart
for only a
moment.
what is the difference
between
love & surrender?
clinging & tenderness?
blindness & light?
fishes
learning to swim in
the sky
yearn somehow,
to forget about the
sea.