gifts of grief

all colors are pastel

and jellyfish float

in a violet sky

the radio plays Brian

Eno along with

the comforting symphony

of crickets

the mall has always

been dirt-free

the daily news

is a loop of fresh lavender

 but there are no stars

& moon

no Kubrick

or Agatha Christie

in the hum of okay

fine thanks

you forget that you

are a flame who 

can birth suns

*Published by Rejection Letters on 12/29/20