2018-11-01
watch
On observation, decay, and standing guard
to watch the orchid take its time a fate of wilt and wonder.
to watch the apple ripen and drop, and blow away facades.
to watch the stone of walls corrode, acid upon a base.
to watch a carcass shrivel up, ants doing what they must.
to watch your ice begin to melt, a cold cumbrous column.
to watch you standing guard, again, the war is not yet won.