Joey Cloudy online

 Gravity

-after Renee Maria Rilke

 

I live my life in decaying orbits 

Pulling out of the death spiral to swan dive 

Through the center of the dark hub 

of the Morning Stars Hell Gate 

When I was a child, I circled around the cosmos 

Circle shrinking in the dryer 

Circling the moon and a star 

Circling the emerald city 

In its ring of suburban lights 

Circling the White House with the blue door 

Circling the sofa in the living room 

Circling the bed on the hardwood floor 

Circling the dark fire 

Circling the ivory tower 

I am circling around the green field 

I have been circling for 40 years 

And I still do not know if I am 

A groundhog, ground zero or ground meat 

I am looping in eternity desiring immortality 

I do not know if I will succeed 

But I will die trying 

It’s ok if you think I’m greedy 

Because I want it all 

I meditate on everything 

I pray for nothing 

This is as close as barbarians get to prayer.