ellen pratt
loon with its red eyes
peers into the depths in search
of the elusive
living both in and out
can I learn from nature?
wasp walking along the window
its wings erect
begging for a fight
why do I sometimes
take this posture too?
moving in and out of consciousness
one minute
flowing awareness
the next petty and insistent
~uncomfortable growing pains
restless water
churning up the history
of unhappiness
mind trying to make sense
spirit longs for clarity