one two (palomino)

one two (palomino)

A Poem by Don BeeKeeper
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written january 16, 2013....

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I step
   one
      two
toward the edge
and carefully tilt my head
'I can do it'
and move back
breathe deep
   one
      two
and rush
Holding hands with children
on slow walks through school playgrounds
keeps that desire leashed
-- he wants to go and climb the ladder,
down the slide, once steel now
dull plastic,
into the sand
That invades me, too
a forward motion
always a forward motion
   one
      two
haltered by something bigger that
pretends to know more than me
it's a moment of faith
and a moment of sickness
I pledged with you under the palomino sky
to future wounds, to future healing
But where are you now?
I fear the great horse in the sky has taken you beneath the earth
along with the sun
Singing songs before bedtime
summarizes the day as another page
just turning in a larger volume
-- this voice is the thumb on the page
as the light's switched to off
We go our separate ways,
for a moment is long enough to sever completely
every connection
   one
      two
and I feel a sense of loss
as I turn away
I step
   one
      two
something breaks under my foot
I know the fantasy of being a hero
I can barely catch my breath.

© 2013 Don BeeKeeper


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Don BeeKeeper
Don BeeKeeper

Toronto, Canada



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I write. I record. Often what I write is attempting to capture a moment in an almost photographic way - but not necessarily visually descriptive - more the shape than the colour. more..

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