between the lizard trapped in the cabin & the turtle staring into his reflection in a bowl.
between the uncapitalization of letters & the avant-garde. shall i assume an identity or hide?

i am weary of the words, the language, the mathematicians, artists, scientists who pretend
to be real while the earth is slowly/rapidly being destroyed. i am not real.

unbroken. most fragile. an invisible thread. the night sky. a moon. quiet.
the secrets. the truths. the mystery. incomprehensible.
the field of birds & leaves. the island in the distance.

are we traveling to the island or away from the island?

in the name of redemption in the name of understanding. hoping for our voices to be
heard/revealed. in the dichotomy of a dictionary or sacred book. oaks & pines.
time/space. communication/noncommunication.

so we turn to art. poetry. hear the gardener tending the land. we must save the earth.

i search. i plant seeds. i water the children. navigation in circles of equal altitude.
in storm. observation. line of position. quandaries. imaginings. practical points.
stars & planets. tomorrow perhaps we will speak & understand our identities.
embark on a pilgrimage. stop the war.

there is a vast field of sunflowers. there is the blue sky of arles.

i sip green tea. i arrange wildflowers. i dream peace.
cloud formation—angeldragonbird. spiral in the sea.