A Joyful Noise

heavy

birdless sky

breath hanging like

your silence

close your eyes

heart pounding

like shoes in a drier

want a cigarette now

thought I quit years ago

I will make a joyful noise



mouth open

lies pour out

you know we're not leaving

you alone now

you will make a joyful noise



hallelujah



you're still there

beneath the snow

you're frozen

you're waiting to be let go

let it go