sift

an organizing principle

a cluster of driftwood on the ocean shore

Where did I go?
One of us calls.

I am out here
counting
the wrecks again,
to carry home.

Bags full of havoc,
to sort.

One at a time,
to see
what can be
saved by
meeting here.

The wreckage,
the gaze,
the still-living
hand.

Author: Stacey C. Johnson

I keep watch and listen, mostly in dark places.

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