the ballast of permanence
the weight of pain will hold you
down
.
so almost imperceptibly
you shake your head
,
tighten your eyes
,
take in a breath
,
move across the room
.
shake it out...
let the shiver rise up your spine
,
look at all the creation around you
in their transitory wrappers-
,
these- they want to fool you
into believing of an eternity present
.
it all bears down with trickery
the bus routes and skyscrapers
,
the hillsides, sun showers
the ocean noise continuous
.
but breathe in deep as a defense
,
and perchance the scent of this world
,
baked cookies and blacktop
barbecue and cut grass
,
will reveal itself temporary
.