dogwood

Now do not be distracted

One can't promise the spring blooms
will listlessly fall into your lap
whispering
with the elongated sighs
of the wind
here we are always

Do not be distracted

One can't misuse a day
of blah
blah blah
blah blah blah blah
blah blah blah blah blah
blah blah blah blah
yes
Do not be distracted

The story is painful
As forests animal forms
children parents
shoes schools markets
and flags
exploded with mechanical contempt
transformed to heated ash
a brother, with a firm hand
on the shoulder
of a brother
speaks deliberately,
-You must look-
And do not be distracted

The story is soft
and cloudy with feathers of a
golden goose
and horses that
dance on water
dipped hyacinth
night blooming jasmine surround
the guarded meadow parties
lit with music
endless beverages
and intricately decorated treats
both sweet and savory......
still and still
and
still
Do not be distracted

Perhaps
the devil is the cat peering from behind the heater vent
and faces of terrible ghosts stare glacially through
the linoleum
and "Oh what fun it is to ride
as she'll be coming around the mountain!"
Can you repeat?

Now
do not be distracted

And one can't promise
and
one
can't
promise
We can not promise
yes...

Please
Do not be distracted