Skies mirror the
empty ground, and you could be
far away and closer.
Lake Michigan, the North American
sea system briny with
industrial blockade walkways.
Where no cars go,
we are on the backside
of the planet.
A resident arises:
a duck and her
four shadowy ducklings.
I envy how they embrace the current.
Drowning can be exciting,
fighting for another
minute of life,
but that is not the
death for me,
my dear.
For today, let us
remember the future
that is not there.
Colorado is south
but west
1271 miles.
Under this sky, light is no longer free.
