feeling empty

Feeling empty is almost like
Feeling full.
Feeling full…
Of nothing.
And feeling like it’s all a lot of oysters with no pearls.
And the scream of a
Small fifth grader being sprayed by a hose
Makes me wish I was outside,
Getting sprayed too.
And I was sitting on the rock
And feeling like a goddess.
On the brink of near extinction
With a cradle full of violets and hemlock
And ribbons of disaster in my hair.

A choker of yellow learned leaves.

And a fire dancing
Grinding
In my heart.

The sun paints my nails pink
As I bite them to the quick

It’s interesting.
The sun on your face
Makes you want to squint
Because you can’t really look at it.
Like you can’t look at some people when
They hurt you.

and and and and AND
I must be on my way
On silver wings.