We Write What We Want to Know

I want to know why water has the right of way
where God dwells near zenith or nadir 
why you see stars better peripherally 
why some people have a fear of trees 
I want to know how rust is beautiful 
why we hide inside our childhood 
why I still have all my fingers 
the source of Northern Lights 
why horses sleep standing up 
I want to know a false dawn 
why we step out of doorways 
how to sing best in silence 
I want to know why I can’t 
remember dreams how to see 
why books are revelation 
why light is like liquid 
I want to write history 
draw stones name things 
make my own Bible see 
in darkness unlearn be 
I want to write what 
we are here for if 
the circle is holy 
books are sacred 
nature heals us 
why I must lose 
what I most love 
I want to know 
more kindness 
more ditches 
more desert 
more shadow 
more grace 
more dawn 
more bone 
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