Waves Hitting the Wall or Oragami Nightmares Whipped Around in the Wind

4/'05

one step behind the carriage
led by white horses.

dragon-chasing in the bad lands
got so caught up in it
that I forgot my own wings
weathered and torn
holes stretched too wide to aviate
the carriage rode right off the cliff
plummeting into the waves below.

i spread my wings
and dive down after it.

and before i know it,
my death-wish is cured
and i’m gliding above the ocean.

i can’t believe these old things still work!

suns set now
and moons greet stars
the nightly good-night
whispered to the seagulls and serpents.

i’ll never land again.

for Zack.