you told me i was cool
true
like cucumbers in the summer
undeniably fresh
but you never understood
i was for real
told you my dreams
they all came true
except the dreams i held
onto about you funny
we keep running in to one another
maybe we were going the same
place even though you couldn’t see
it would not believe on it
let it fall in a crack that
weeds grew out of
i let go of lots of things
to walk in the ocean hear
the dead so i could innerstand
dirt my relationship to the stars
why i walk the earth
my imperative from birth
i let you go finally this time now
a year that could have been forever
something that turned to nothing
an ash from a fire that warmed me
the cup the cold water was in
before i drank it
left behind like rooms i
used to wander in looking for an exit
like flowers bought a week ago
the beauty of the blooms
and the intoxicating smell
i let you & those dreams go
i claim the right to fill the space
with mountains in front of me
you would need to climb
i don’t stand still
you would have to run
i kept dreaming
you would have to learn to believe
& maybe it just took you too long
to be able to see me
still cool