I plod past dreams
to pass the day.
Truth lies
beneath a soft surface
of a song I sing
to you of love’s desire.
I lack experience
with such seductions
to turn my intentions
beyond the shapes of clouds.
I stumble my words
in exaggerated failings
to transform the ground
around you to include me.
(from a work in progress: “Arcana,” Knightcups, March 5, 2014)
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