un aller simple

fingers

plumes of yearning

beyond the body

reach

nothing to grasp

nothing to yield

they know it now

we know it now

misremembered

our very mind

to this or is there another

shore we are recalled

exiting exile may

take a little longer

they know it now

we know it now

qui sommes nous

images resurfacing on spume

nameless and unclaimed

we are ballotés ici et là

tongue rolling over itself

something veils us in daylight

the wait for waves to intercede