999 Z74

all the rabbits
say you’re disappearing
into the ether
you’re not holding on for life
I want to know
if you’re holding on

all the badgers say
I’m disappearing
into the ether
and I want to know
if you think of me
holding on

all the crows
make you a crown
and I want to know
if you’re spurning
their advances
or
you’re thinking of me
in my hole

all of my body
churns
and I want to know
where I’m going
and all the rabbits say
you’re disappearing
and I want to know
if I can hold you
if we can believe
in what was promised

all the magpies
buzz around our heads
and I dream of you
still so alive
with me
and I understand
if you catch a magpie
in your hand
and let it go
with a scream

I would beg
if my knees stopped
buckling