~Missed~

you have escaped

the cage
your wings

are stretched out
now fly

I just saw

an Egyptian angel

but she

was tethered

I got lost

blue coral

eyes

I drowned

I faltered

breath

of heartbeat

skipped

been here

Too few years

to be gone

touch me

again

staring

something

you can't touch

sooner

or later

it’s over

but I don’t

want to

miss

who you are

I just

want you

to know

who I am

the stars

are singing

if you listen carefully

all

that glitters

isn’t gold

go for
the moon

Now and then

there’s a light

in the darkness

pay

more attention

to silence

it vibrates

among the

echo’s

I look behind

and after
find that all is right

in my

deepest sorrows

there is

a flicker

of light

You take it too far

You think a princess

Is treated bad

come up

with more

things I said

shoot an apple

off my head

confusion

never stops

cursed opportunities

ticking clocks

you're the angel

I was supposed to see

to walk

have a good Friday

he walked away

chuckling low

I could

never figure

out why

Good Friday

was good

If it marks death

makes me wonder

what a bad Friday

would look like

You looked at me
with your

upturned mouth
and soft eyes

it’s because

you are
you hugged me

in the wind

and thanked me

you only need

the light

when it’s burning

low

just because

I haven’t lived

through the same

hand that’s been

dealt to you

doesn’t make

it any less

sometimes

good intentions

don’t come

across so well

I wish

the fruit

could be

always summer

and ripe

blackberry

and spinach

memories

comfort

shadows

always

a pace

are two
steps

ahead

we are

orphans of

the storm

the white trumpets

of flowers climb

thanks for

          making me

smile 

ever swiftly moving

trying to escape

this desire

~Sarah Mahina Calvello~