et exspecto
Wind. I did not expect wind.
– Merridy Anne Pugh*
meaning I lean into
sky streams
crazed gradient ocean fitting me up, filtering the
long gone data tide too much life
too much gas my face ragged
my lips report escaped heat
has delivered me
* Merridy Anne Pugh in Journey to the Red Heart: A meditation in poems (first audio version) 2024, 0:12:06