Thursday, December 12, 2013

Resurfacing

I always come back
to the work my grandfather did.
It lets me break
down
and it clears my
head
to gasp for grace.

I must give back, I must be here. 
Said his heart, to his ear,
Said the whistle of the train,
climbing the mound of his back,
climbing west, into the Himalayas.

I always circle back,
climbing west,
climbing west.