Suck and sudden
Crush
A narrow passage
Blink of an eye
A stirring
A heartbeat
A pulse
The ocean
This harbor
A repository of secrets
Its own eulogy
An ache of being
I have to let this story go
This terrible weight
Upon the page
With quietude
Sultriness
And slumber
Its lift and scatter
Bringing you to your knees
Breaking open
These are the monuments
The right to remain
Breathing between the lines
Of this ordinary life