“they go forwards past

the inclination

darkening corners to form”

–Clark Coolidge

 

you turned without seeing

the I half-a-step behind

 

you turned without seeing

the more obvious direction

 

the direction more obvious

to others standing apart

 

later this now blossomed

angles to bend new visions

 

you saw without turning

for they were all yours

 

ahead of you stumbling behind

the direction more obvious

 

if only the now could hold

despite its dark form hold

 

yet edges form corners

and corners form edges

 

as any form of redemption

turns and then turns again

 

(June 27, 2018)