Spinning Together

                                                     Photo by Anna Anikina on Unsplash

For those in the inner circle---this one's for you!

Pick a side, it’s easy---not listening,

Yet we have a pact; unspoken,

It comes easy to us,

But really, it takes, consistence,

Two connecting.

Zeal, misplaced convictions; Oh youth!

Lust, loin and heart, puffed up

Self, arrogant, so many excuses,

It comes easy to us,

To keep talking.

Through lovers, long days; the weight of living,

Writing, calling, crying; we stay in-touch,

Sharing hearts, sharing hurts, comes easy,

What kind of Providence

Keeps us at it.

She wounds; a legion of cuts,

The ache made bearable,

With dark rich laughter,

Forged long, slow burn,

Tears mingle.

Not what you say---it’s listening,

Guffaws guaranteed,

Mystery; electricity and stars in orbit,

Deeper than Hubble can see,

We keep spinning together.