PURIFIED

i wanna be someone. of circumstance. 

i wanna be me. 

a form. with a formula. 

neither for nor against the world.

i am spinning retrograde. with mercury. 

we are having a blast at the planetary dance. 

running interference on iPhones.

i wanna be alone. 

having to catch squirrels and dig roots to survive.

i wanna ton of friends. none of whom i ever met. 

all who might love me. on demand.

i wanna dream. come true. 

a hole. a head. some space. to tread. 

my mood. blood red.

i wanna be told. what to do. 

my mood. sad blue. 

reflective of you.

a lake. a storm. 

thawing an ice age. 

melting my formula. 

my life. into a basin.

when the children come home 

from the forest where they play, 

they may wash their dirty hands in me 

and

both of us…

purified