Tuesday, 3 November 2020

Eagle

 


You rise above it all

the traffic, our arguments

on these crusted roads.


You see more in one flight

than I will in a lifetime

crammed with questions

scanning maps

I still can’t see what might enter 

the intersection ahead.


Our views are foggy

unclear, one dimensional, a narrative 

that relies on what came before 

as if our language 

can explain everything


even your talon clasping death dance

for a mate. Is that love?

Should I be willing to die for love?


One day

you might have this planet to yourself

and will not have to stay clear of those 

shiny birds that break the wings of others

or fear your pantry poisoned by oil, 

or forests uprooted for pipelines 

because we are unable to see 

more than one dimension at a time.


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