At our best
we show our true colors,
fly the flag that stands
for our deepest, broadest
allegiance to each other,
to the Earth holy & diverse.
This is new.
Like the first time
lightning
struck her toe.
Like the first time
she rescued someone
from a searing ocean.
A rusted bolt flew off a metal-wheeled tractor before we were born,
steaming to the ground with its old shade, a scalding meteor
thundering down by a black ant. A silence followed it down
I look for you in your office.
A suite donated by a magnate.
The man gets whatever he wants.
Vines spread through your office
in the wing of an outdoor bungalow
on a small incline. Below, outside a fence,