I am thinking…
I am thinking how words turn in your gut
how they twist and rust
I am thinking how angry feels
gnawing through the skin of hope
hooking into blue desires
trying to keep hidden
so that it can wretch
when least expected
I am thinking how compassion walks
strutting in when anguish calls,
how someone called ‘nancy’
and the boundaries of my heart
found their end
and gave me voice
I am thinking thoughts
are
just thoughts,
the yellow crypt
we hide in
when action seems too far.