Here We Are

the options are there

nailed into a white wall

a spherical rainbow formation

labels printed with minuscule font

beckoning you lean in

inhale rain infused ink

petrichor rising

its vapour envelopes you

alters your sense

fate turns out the light

taps the switch

the loop begins at low volume

your voice in three part harmony

last phrase offered

exemplifies rhythms of your wisdom

you drink the sound of your own voice

but is this song the one

you want for your infinity ride

listen listen

behind yours is another’s voice

another’s recent call

voices pulse within your complex walls

the options are there

your inspiration, your raison d’être

waits for you somewhere

among the cacophony spins

rising repeating again and again

with neither pause nor resolve

between jubilation and despair

rehearsing its opening night

warming its hands

at the centre of your sun~

If Everyone Were Real

I came upon a short poem today

it was one I read repeatedly

I suppose you could say

yes

it had impact

There are other words I’ve read

other times I’ve not turned the page

have lingered, read a phrase aloud

seeking a deeper meaning

savouring

And yes it’s so I know well I know so

unlikely I would ever speak with the writer

Who, if anything like me, a sometime hider too

would not answer

any one of my reader wonder queries anyway

Still

it matters

maybe foolishly

I am a wisher

A poignant piece I might carry awhile

would matter just a bit more

If

instead of by FiSh457duNker or pyjAMitepoet

a thing were marked, claimed

by someone I could construe even slightly

as real

alive somewhere in a quiet or restless room

composing by their imagination

with hesitation and a touch of courage

a name of one with beating heart

Human🪶

Peace of Knowing

early mornings

after midnight or before five a.m.

effort to be still

to listen

worth plenty

though value eludes capture

the moment already passed

yet you know you were

present

briefly

your heart beats steady

even the introvert

self obsessed

can realize an epiphany

tranquil comfort

(and just a wisp of horror)

a blurry picture in a picture

an actor unique in the play of life

perpetually a minor

in an expansive and complex tale🪶