on the same day
i imagine new beginnings
i remember old endings
a tragedy
i watched a crow
steal two eggs from
our Nest
and suddenly there was a split
in the invisible cloak
that protects it
the chickens screamed like
the woman in Psycho
and the eggs cracked to the ground
so i wondered about Death
sometimes things happen
when they’re not supposed to
like a pandemic that shuts down the world
or a car that crashes into another car
some suffer collisions every day
while others sit cozy safe in their bathtubs
on their laptops,
crowing about boredom
when nothing is more real than starvation
not even the stories in your head
how many times
have you contemplated your fate?
i bet almost
as many times as
you’ve heard the word
Quarantine
tap, tap, tap my foot on the earth
time to cross off the to do’s
i sink into the dishes
concentrate on getting rid of the grime
drops of water clarify my skin
and my thoughts
little by little the dirty pile disappears
not just in the kitchen
but in my mind too
i take a seat in the backyard
just in time
for the chickens to perform their daily dance
shaking their tales
synchronized
a ritual of stomping the ground
my dog trots around them like a tiny horse
as the trees sway
and the leaves shimmy shimmy to the
rhythm of the wind
while the sun watches over us
another day washes away like a wave
it can get really loud sometimes
and silence feels lucky
like a rare golden ticket
but in order to stay lifted
you must
find what grounds you
