soul search

Soul search

I like the soul

the Rhythm

The energy in the gut 

when words come together

in a way that gets me deeply

Soul is spirit with shit

So that nothing

Is clean

And nothing is dirt

everything matters

all is holy

And love

Is what makes

eyes wet

hearts beat

And the fingers

Search for tendernesses

When

All sense says

Give up

No no no

Say yes to life

Death will have its

appointed moment

Until then fuck

do you ever long like this

can i hold your hand

can i carry the parts 

that are too heavy

can i talk in the night

when i am afraid

and will you listen

until my mind settles

and asks the sun to rise

will we walk out in the day

knowing the winds we face

can knock us over without

disgrace

can i hold your hand at night

on a beach in October

when your world is dark and cold

and make you tea

before you sleep because you are you

and tired

can i look at you in the morning

as you leave the house

and think of you during the day

when i want

and send you thoughts

of how warm you are 

dressed in old wool and cotton

not needing to fight a world

that has lost its way

do you ever long like this?