dear nevermind
wherever this may
find you
now rush to see the sky
it’s painted gold
with searing strokes
like rents revealing
heaven
and that’s just
the period
of a sentence
in another page
of prologue
dear nevermind
don’t you long
to see the curtain
lift?
i can think
of lots
of pretty things
to say
or caustic words
to drive you
away
but that’s selfish
never mind it
when all i want
to want is
what you need
which is not always
what any of us
wants
strange
isn’t it
that lovely flaming
face a-waiting
behind the veil
and yet
we sit here
gathering handfuls
of dust and bits
of bones
oh nevermind
i’m not good
at the surprise
of joy
but i want
to be and
i want you
to see it too
i want you
to see it more
than me
even if that
means
you have to
look around
me
up and
beyond and
away
i’m foolish like
a stone
and just
as dense sometimes
but never mind
that
nevermind
i’ll be an iron
in the fire
and a pebble
in your shoe
daring
what you’re afraid
to do
dear nevermind
wherever this may
find you
now rush to see
the sky
let the stars
with glory
blind you
