Photo courtesy of Scott Cramer
Care
As if the sun
Does not
Allow
Clouds
I am
As I was
Unrecognized
By
You
Shed tears for
Freedom
Wipe
The Wetness
Do
In woods
Of thoughts
The sun
Is
Compassionate
A lamb
Of
Innocence
Aging
Leapt
I circled higher
The mountain
Of others
Until
Free
I gave
Away
Forgiving
To
Everyone
Put one foot
On the Magnetic
Highway
The other
Follows
Speaking to
Him
You are within
But
Smile without
Many thanks to Jon Meyer for the inspiration for the poem form.
Jon Meyer, Clouds: love poems from above the fray (Lexington, MA: Joshua Tree Interactive, 2022).