A darkness & chaos poem about explanation, grass, shadow, where attention changes the scale of the ordinary.
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I set the explanation down where the grass should have been. It does not root. It does not leave. A bright absence takes its place. By evening, even my certainty has learned to cast a shadow.
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A field remains open after judgement fails, allowing the speaker to see without forcing a conclusion.
A darkness & chaos poem about address, name, glass, where attention changes the scale of the ordinary.
An object has no address in the known world, but the speaker recognises the feeling of being similarly unplaced.
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