as I lifted my nose into a gust of wind
I was thinking
that if we could
just lift the thing
just lift if above
the body
let it hover
show its flight
show its fight
show its might
that we’d all
just be naked
and wouldn’t
that be okay?
for like, a brief
moment? if we
could just be
bags of bones
with a luscious
brain, a perfect
beating heart
I was thinking
that if we could
just lift the thing
what would happen
but a catastrophic
witnessing of
love
VANESSA SHIELDS 