Seeking answers in this body
but when everything
everything is so
not right not right meet
true to life
then how
do we gauge calibrate
find center
find equilibrium
what is balance when
all ways of measure
are skewed,
when the whole contraption
is set at an odd,
uncomfortable angle
that threatens us with sliding
so that we continuously struggle
to keep a grip, find traction
where is the zero point
the tare weight
compass heading that is not
wildly fluctuating due to
magnetic instability
false reading
on this tilted and slippery deck
where can we say
this is my ground,
my place of rest
and yes I started with body
because it carries all
the mis information
contradictions
contra - indications to health
and balance
no wonder I feel dizzy
my head and gut
roil in confusion
the paths
that are acceptable to them
have all been planted
not with herbs but land mines
delayed release of buried trash
chemical dysregulation sown like promise
this body would speak with stars
and stones
grasping air as with
skilled fingers
working a warp
knowing that
air is where we meet
black silhouette of tree
dense roll of plump cloud
we are in this air together
we are in this air
