open your eyes
blind love
sweet light seeps in
you’ll see
you’ll see now
the shapes in the shadows
sharpen
it seems a little shaky
your eyes shifting around
you shut them to find a familiar sound
but open your eyes
blind love
it seems a little harsh
hurts at first
tired-eyed love
all you had before were ghosts
now grab hold
blind love
words climbing over each other
into meaning, timing, rhyming
stumbling over imagery
sighing or fighting
their way into me
poised for the writing
typing or pen gliding
right hand idling
idling
idle wing
waits for wind to lift it
flight is easy
choked by straining
still more waiting
for the words to come
blank page
blank for ages
words in cages
attack each other for space
crammed, bleeding words
cry and shout
shut up! you let [...]
