Thursday, June 24, 2021

Sideways

 

Sideways (from the car window), June 2021
Dallas, Texas

            When the world tilts sideways
            I hope you remember 
            how it feels to stand on the shoreline 
            with waves washing over your feet
            and your eyes gazing to the distance 
            where sea meets the sky. 

            When the world tilts sideways
            I hope you remember
            how it feels to stand on the hillside
            with rock firmly under your feet
            and your eyes gazing to the distance
            where treetops brush the sky.

            When the world tilts sideways 
            I hope you remember 
            how it feels to be held by love
            endless as the ocean, sure as the boulder
            and your eyes rest from their gazing
            because what you need most is right here