Time Being

In language.

What tongue I may have inherited has long since dissolved upon landing. So now the constant challenge is naming while conjugating past and present at once. To walk naked into this astonishing force, a mind not mine from which I am nevertheless breathed among all others––this congregation of dreams, any number of which may condense under pressure, returning to rain a new forecast.

Author: Stacey C. Johnson

I keep watch and listen, mostly in dark places.

2 thoughts on “Time Being”

  1. This one parallels my understanding in many ways, different words (which I love) and a different feel (love that too. Broadens the horizon. Much love, Amaya

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