roasting in the sun

empty stomach and blurry eyes

patience will help concentration rise

light bouncing of silver

among the

confined choices from which

emphasize a condition you don’t want

made to deal with the very

orderly calmness before the storm

really disarming silence before the panic

No surprise like when the earthquake hits

it’s jumpy when the earth has to shudder awake

narrow windows Luka a tightrope walk

getting the blood flowing

torn between the future and the past

if I made your life better that’s all that counts

maybe a heart that big has its own countries yet

even those borders are not permanent