~Far Away~

my heart

on the tracks

wide open

exposed

shivering

only high

because

I’m feeling

low

dreams

come slow

but go too fast

I want to

run away

but I don’t know

where I’m

funning from

feeling

untouchable

fractured

dear
how our words

spill carelessly
without warning

falling into

the forget-me-nots

dark

blue and open

bend my heart

back to you

there is no shadow

when there

is no sun

days

within days

you give yourself away

nothing to gain

nothing to take away

we can

plant these

seeds carefully

if we hold them in steady hands,
dig holes with intention.
mend

through calculation.
reckoning

healing with sedulously poised letters
balanced on cracked lips.

so far away

this is my life

round

and round

here's something

nothing

Is black and white

love looks differently

in every place

It shows up

electric

that’s the word

for it

I like to be

undefinable

if something is easy,

that doesn't mean it's wrong.

It’s all

a foundation

wounds are

ways to reveal us
wreck me down

if it makes you feel right

what coffee

would taste

best if it was

as black as moonless night?
romance

in a cup of coffee

in a thoughtful

careless touch

red daisies

on the table
be my saving grace
in this messy place

were here

but still

so far away

~Sarah Mahina Calvello~