#Poetry - The Joke

i see you in a moving picture
you are inching toward the garage
stepping over all of your clothes
scattered all over the yard
in a moment you see his face
looking this way and that
you walk up and hug his body but
no one is hugging back

the joke upon us is that
candles need more than one match
in every moment we think
of moments falling back

i see you on the picnic table
dogs are running this way and that
smoking a clove cigarette
a woman clamours about her health
then he's walking down the path
carrying coffee in his hands
his expression says he loves you and
you know you love him back

the joke upon us is that
candles need more than one match
in every moment we think
of moments falling back

i see you in a meditation
in this room you feel alright
and right then an idle moment
nothing shows within your eyes
you are looking in a mirror
passing through what you would see
could be hours but they're minutes
could be senseless but you're free

the joke upon us is that
candles need more than one match
in every moment we think
of moments falling back