A BAHR

CLOUDY AT SEA

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the most envied drops of water in all the water in the world

were the drops that dripped from his forehead

the water you wash with

before dawn

after you've pulled yourself out of bed

in winter, shivering and pulling covers

hunched tripping ahead

the drips that you wash with

the ones that are tasked with waking you up

they envy the drops that dripped from his forehead

over 1400 years ago

those drops exist, sometimes within the clouds

sometimes they flow through taps

and in the early morning dribble from the leaves of plants

flowers, the most beautiful flaming rose

a vermillion hibiscus

and a date palm

the cool blue-green glacier water in the lake above us

envies all of them

the most envied drops of water in all the water in the world

are the drops that hold the wall between your skin and the earth

the breeze between your forehead and the darkest depth

that long tunnel we all stand at the edge of when we close our eyes

the most envied drops of water in all the water in the world

soak the mat, where your forehead touches the earth

and it sighs

as it nears the throne just then before it's hugged and engulfed

by the roots of a tree that will take this drop and allow it to touch the sky

through it’s highest branch



this is the most envied drop of water in all the world

by everything moist, clouds, fog and dew

the tear of a mother as she beholds her child for the very first time

the ocean of light is found in the darkest part of the night

life there, is born

at the root