et exspecto

Wind. I did not expect wind.
– Merridy Anne Pugh*

meaning I lean into
sky streams

the earth sculptured algorithm
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