Cling and Bow

Starch a shirt, a menial task.

Wash a pair of pants,

Drink from a flask.

Beware of infinite losses,

Clinging to your arm

In the middle of the night.

Don’t pick a fight.

You might, I know.

Catch the flow

Of air conditioning

On my skinny toes.

Feel the ringing in your ear.

Try to steer your car

Away from trouble now.

Cling and bow.

Cling and bow.

A Clue

The sheets of rain fell from the sky,

Down on my head, making me high.

Can I rescue you with a clue?

Can I help you stand for a moment?

I lost my grip on your hand.

I lost my senses. Now I can’t.

Can you feel the flow of rivers slow?

Do you get drenched with heaven now?

Place your hand in my hand.

Walk with me. Feel the fan on my face.

Heat rises, closes in, floods the air.

Get a taste. Win the race.

Make a play. Pull up a chair.

A Nurse

You are weak, in this difficult time.

I am not strong, I’m sorry to say.

Can you see an open door,

Out of this place?

Can you see the tears

Falling down my face?

I don’t know the answer to your pain,

Or to mine.

I can’t tell which way to go.

Is there a paper to read?

Is there a horizon to see?

Is there a nurse to rescue me, too?