Writing

 

[Writing]

 

stand behind this line

that goes to the end of the current day

even as you fall asleep

 

this line of early enquiry

buoyed by pure wakefulness

exercising excitement unstopped

 

this line sent to earlier selves

whatever it is friends say when friends

getting it right or wrong

 

this is the line you’ve got

whether you keep it or not

highlight, alter, or blot

 

this be the line you sign

never knowing where it’ll end, the need

the silence of the reader

 

stand behind this line

where top speed pulls in to a stop

and a door opens

 

this is that certain line?

wanting to say everything heeded

saying this thing and that

 

the line of reflection

timed to perfection

stuttering with inflections

 

stand behind this line

a place impossible to define

either the mess or the design

 

the line where the story begins

the one you thought you forgot

give it your best shot

 

line that could be a want

line of high velocity wind and sun

line that is a wound

 

stand behind this line until

you come to a complete standstill

please wait for further announcements

 

this line on this very platform

you arrived at just on time

or so it appears, in the din

 

stand to attention, at ease

rest behind this line, contemplate

sometime where the line came from