ARBORESCENT II

Like trees,

We’re always

Scoping out

Heat,

Not with

Our eyes

But the blur

Of our bodies,

The celestial

Stitched inside us.

Slant upward,

For there

Are ways

To sit &

Let joy find

This injury,

Even

As we

Let loss

Wash around

Our head

Like

A low

Sound.

We grasp

At the very best

Of each

Other

 & begin.