I saw a white dove.
Is that a sign of the heavens?
Of the holy ghost?
The spirit of god?
What do you do with a sign,
When your life is full of sighs and painful goodbyes?
What do you do when you don’t know what it means -
what it gleans -
When nothing has taste but sour jelly beans?
Who do you talk to when you don’t know how to talk?
Where do you walk if you don’t know how to walk?
What do you say when you see bible verses written in chalk,
and if you still can’t understand
the tattoo you had implanted into your own hand
a letter from Japan
something something in the sand
some "exotic" land
a moment unplanned
so many signs
and where do they go?
Are the messengers aware, or do they not know?
Are they holding on tight or trying to let go?
Do they know that their signs are signs, or are they opposed -
to giving you god’s word,
that you don’t even know?
A language you can’t speak,
yet they read it to you -
an open invitation to a party unplanned
can’t read it
can’t eat it
Where do all the messages go
the land of lost souls?
where do they come from
where do they go
where do they come from cotton eyed joe
maybe it’s just a dove someone let go at a wedding
or after they noticed the soiled bedding
or maybe it’s just in search of a magician
following it's intuition
tradition
avoiding ammunition
following you on one condition
I don’t want to see
How do you read what you don’t want to read?
How do you see what you don’t want to see?
How do we keep breathing when we don’t want to breathe?
Is a short-term vacation really all that I need?
And do you think time away will help me not bleed?
The Word Overheard
- "It's up to you to find your ______"
- "You already need to know."
What if
for some reason
he shows
But it makes no sense
he has no reason to go
he has places to go
every time the door opens
oh god
oh no