I can’t help
But look away
And turn completely
After looking directly
At light so bright
I can’t help
But bounce back
And stumble clumsily
After two-stepping into beauty
That radiates depth in spite
Even as I fight
I’m just not ready
To soul gaze with infinity
To rhythmically move
Open my heart
And forget the better in sight
Until I lock into you
It takes everything I’ve got
I bear the brightness
Withstand the inner storm
Your forcefield now a black hole
We couldn’t have been more tight
I’m captivated later
By the image of dancing feet
Nothing I felt up there
Existed down here
Where all seemed equal
Just one interrelated energy
—All in flight.
P.s. You can read my other poems here.