snippets

the silence breaks upon us
in a sudden brutal wave.
in its aftermath a trail
of bruises on our hearts.

*

wake up!
the tide is ebbing
and there slip away our lives—
we leave temporary imprints
on the cold earth’s eyes.
we see but for an instant
how to clear away the dark
to keep the sea from coveting
the stories of our hearts.

*

the black horizon summons
calling shamelessly its own;
but the sunlight breaks the silence
calling all the stragglers home.