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Speck

Speck

think not

this

for this

is not

a present thing

a sustained state

of being

no matter what

your watch says

or the potions promise

or the dance of endorphins in your head

the day will come

despite the unfinished crumb

you can gather all the intelligence

across seven continents

read every word

in the Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève

push your body past the sea

of Galilee

find your inner peace

at Everest

that golden moment

at the pond

maybe love

token or not

your journey

your voyage

your quest

over air, rail or sea

ends somewhere

in the desert sole

a speck

that once walked

the sands

mirrored shore to shore

a shadow there

the length of it

dialed toward the sun

the silver spoon of the moon

TL

Published inTamiko Lowery