Wednesday, January 8, 2025

On This Day, Your Day

 


Zapped, 

  and cringed 


My blood shakes in minute tremors 

  Quaking my pulse. 


As though being turned over 

  in a titanic river flood, 


The only thing I can do

  Is vessel along. 


Caught in breaths, moments my face turns toward the surface for air, 


I tumble along, 

  The river is the life around me, 

      currently roaring 

         Rapids pulling my body in any pleased direction


Ominous in the surface air, 

  Is hells blazing the scorching earth 

    and tragedies tanking 


This day, your birthday. 


  What is today, no norm 

     Pacific Palisades, now scorched Earth


    and this morning you took your turn, 

   

    To get up and care, for this woman, 

      I call "Mom". 


You are there, 

   and I am here...


In hell here, the norm. 


 but I pray you rest and find solace in them, 

   Your friends, 


as I find solace here, 

  Not far away...

In moments gasped of, 

  and holding breath, 


'Til a single log, 

  Might rescue 


A tumbling human rag doll. 


We did good today. 

  Thank you. 


Wet, and once upon the bank, 

  I will walk my way back to you, 


Hopefully before your day is done. 





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