~Sideways~

I've missed
my stop
and ended up
here ya
I've done that

there's always
something you
can find
because I
miss you
some of
the time

you know,
don't worry
the lights
are dimming
the moon is
on par

all of us
are committed
to this
maddening quest
to capture
the ephemeral
it's rare
for all the
elements to
come together

look at
the stars
they shine
for us
like white fire
beckoning
reaching
to turn into
something beautiful

there is
a line Kafka
wrote, "No one
but you
must cheat
the world,,
not even
if it is
out of triumph"

you know what?
don't think
so much
don't fight
that tide
swim sideways
for awhile

ya, if
I'm gonna
go down
I'm gonna go
down fighting
I'm not
going to
be so
polite about it

~Sarah Mahina Calvello