The Imperishable Fields
We arrive at this certain age
like any moon-eyed immigrant
light years away
from our homeland of
fathomless promises
with nothing more
than a carpetbag full of
hastily packed
dream particles
more afraid of the dark
than when we were Dr. Denton little
and cried out
like the Bible’s lost lamb
for someone to rescue us
from the perils of the night.
It is here where
in between
glimpses of
a swirling whirligig
a romp of sea shore footprints
and a naked bed girl
curled like Marilyn
aboard a thrill of satin sheets
We take inventory of our disappointments
We itemize forever best friends
who opted out of their contracts early
Mourn the vanished opportunities
Miss the children who moved to Mars
and crave the lovers
whose vows were lost at sea
What cossets us
in this
ghost-filled
way station orphanage of ours
is our one true ally:
the single beam of a nightlight
which represents
the only thing that can save us:
the
invisible
gravitational
pull
of our mom and dad
who wait
like tender shepherds
in the imperishable fields
far beyond
the gloaming of nothingness
to guide us home.
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