Hi Steve, I’m Here

for Steve in Hawaii


I’m here,
where the blue begins
and the clouds end.
I’m not waiting,
and so you'll find me.
I’m here
holding enough of nothing
to keep my hands open.

There are others here,
but their shining bodies and mine are of
different perfections.
My cell phone has remained stolen,
and so there’s no reception here.
I have no shoes
when I’m not walking.
Here, the rustic lush is swarming
just beneath the concrete.
The grass is wild.
I don’t know the names of
these flowers yet to bloom.
I’m sitting in only one spot
and my eyes are closed
half the time.

I’ll see you soon and we will talk.


8.15.06