Rainforest
I’m swimming
in a blue sky
the clouds pull
through my hair
the water’s warm
from the sun
I tread to the mountain
after years at sea
the sting in my eyes
held my breath
and went under
kicking around
found a broken compass
at the bottom
relics in the sand
see the sunlight wavy
swim up
and break the surface
reach out and touch land
the mountain wasn’t a mountain
not a mound
but an island flat
and full of flowers
I live there for a while
to catch my breath
and breathe
scoop the stars up
in my hand
and skip them across the puddle
and watch them float
into the night
a shimmering path
calling to the butterflies
in Peru
to come and rest
here
for a while
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