dogmatic~

I sit at my window

you know the one

I’ve shared it many times now these past few years

the sky brightens briefly

then erupts

sun

light

lite

passers-by traverse the sidewalks no

matter the hour

some look and

can’t see

others look and surprise

nod almost imperceptibly in

a way I can take only as agreement

or acknowledgment

or association-

see that you remember

my head tells me

see that you remember

my body tells me

there is no (longer) possible

denial

This conviction some

may call it

this determination some

accuse

this truth I

say

I set out so long ago-

even mostly

and at times unbeknownst

unaware-

an absence unrecognizable

until it is present

again-

I have now to my great surprise

come back to my own front door