I can’t wait. But I will (Cardinal Directions)

This is not a disclaimer

(only fine print) 

This is not a couplet  

but I am sure 

a pattern will appear

if you look for it…

This is a reminder 

(to me)

to enjoy it while it lasts

If it lasts through the night

I will enjoy it 

If it lasts the rest of our lives…

If you want me to find you

use cardinal directions

or take me places

I have never been 

then 

give me your compass

 

Red Supergiant to the West

Sometimes it is difficult

to discern

whether or not the stars 

are aligning

or about to explode.

I go all in either way

Once upon a time 

while bartending,

I felt a cork slip

my grip,

time dissolved as the track light

caught each drop of floating champagne,

the word “kaleidoscope” was born,

Oasis crossed my mind,

and I didn’t care about the future

(the mess I was making). 

This is Supernova, 

the brightest waterfall

I would ever be under,

my final thought before 

time reconvened 

Tonight when I saw

that red star twinkling

it was hard to look away

I wanted to stare

until it disappeared 

Not to witness its end,

but to participate 

in that moment

when it outshines

an entire galaxy,

swallowing time 

in its wake 

 

Core Memories & Time Travel

 I feel sound knowing

that revisiting 

memories 

I think changed me 

the most,

repeatedly,

while still loving myself

is why 

forgiveness

is easy for me