Undying

UNDYING (E A D G B E)

Just enough. Just in time. Just asking.

No problem. No worries. No one can tell.

I fell through a crack in the footpath. It felt like I was undying.

 

I’m trying. I’m hiding under that rock.

I’m asking. I’m leaving under a bright star.

I landed at the foot of a gateway. A woman as tall as a tree whispered my name.

She lifted me up so I could see. Then sent me home.

 

A whisper like lightning. A shoelace untying.

I’m coming, I’m trying. It feels like I’m undying.