benediction ii [lately i’ve been trying to listen to the universe’s point of view]

lately I’ve been trying to listen to

the Universe’s point of view

(no one ever listens to that lonely thing)

and the old mother had a lot to say.

did you know that our time here is very short?

we could get a few months, a few years,

maybe seventy, if we’re lucky, but

even seventy years is not that long.

yes, lovers lie all the time; we don’t have

all the time in the world.

we don’t know how many seconds we have left.

hush now, just keep quiet and

forget the things you want to tell me

then remember them right when

you’re about to leave so

you can linger by the door instead of going.

it won’t be enough of course;

Time is not so easily defeated.

in the end you’ll still have to teach me how to let go

I’m sorry, dear, but

I can’t protect you from that.

but now it’s not yet too late

and the sun is still burning even if

it’s just a golden dot in the sky,

so talk to me.

together let’s feed the illusion that

the earth won’t end in seconds if we permit it.

angle your body like you’re about to walk out

and stay right when I don’t expect you to stay.

#love #tenderness #poetry #poem #sapphic #catholicism

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