conduits in the rain
water flows free
seeking its level
butterfly alights
beauty overwhelms
viewer responds with vision
specters flit between
darkness and illuminati
glimpsing truth and prettier lies
history tells his story
while heart speaks
of hers
titans and demigods
flex collective muscle
paupers still beg
dreaming the big dream
soothes great aching
sounds of suffering
she walks through
her life in beauty
so deeply, must look away
when will this race
be finished
may I borrow your legs?
songs, poems, stories
were still simmering
til the flame was no more
can you teach me
to sing, play guitar
write tunes, pen words?
how can I make out the signal
amidst static diversion
unmodulated frequency?
dust, smoke, rubble
settle to silent clarity
mind expands to receive
prepare the vessel
muse infuses as a ghost
writing for the ages
