Onyx morning sit to breathe breathe to sit and watch the
mind frames reel scenes of rapture or is it rupture? sound of Highway One
puss-eyed drones City-bound commute, commuted
breath, damn it! notice stomach expand like a balloon face slack as baboon
the neighbor’s skin head prickles my Jew skin a drunk cries into his hands a coyote on the hill
try counting in pairs evil twins finally, grace
a single breath eclipses thought, ellipses telescopes into inner space
a single black stone cups star glow
bitch-slap of money worry freedom counted in vacation days
diaphragm snaps like a rubber band machine gun heart
shoulders relax on the exhale the pause between breath where infinity lived
but cannot be held
comparisons! you old monkey mind where the career? what the ambition?
the temple bell sounds (some app, a free download) eyes open to light changed objects in the room
plain and clear
David Rosenheim is an executive coach and professional songwriter who lives in a solar-powered house by the sea with his wife and two boys. The Weather Band, Hugh, and Winchester Revival have released his songs on seven critically lauded records. His poetry has been published in several journals and magazines. He is a graduate of Oxford University and host of the Sustainability Leaders Podcast.
Wimpy AF is a Brooklyn-based archivist who moonlights as a poet and painter. The AF is for Afrofuturist.
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