This is a Poem, This is a Place

This is the door that opens wide
This is the hall that fills with light
This is the cat that paws the air
This is the child’s toys left strewn

This is how birds announce the day
This is how sun breaks thru the clouds
This is how trees green in the yard
This is how flowers come to bloom

This is the bed that sags and creaks
This is the tap that drips and leaks
This is the lamp that flickers off
This is the fridge door hung open

This is how cracks form on the pane
This is how dust grows on the sill
This is how silence fills the dark
This is how clocks no longer toc

This is a purpose without aim
This is a will without belief
This is a faith without passion
This is a mercy without love

This is the street where blind men meet
This is the bridge where jumpers leap
This is the field where cold wind blows
This is the spot where lovers go

This is a poem that slips from me
This is a heart that breaks for you
This is a day that runs and fades
This is a night I give to you