It is the work of feeling
to undo expectation.
to undo expectation.
A black-faced sheep
looks back at you as you pass
and your heart is startled
as if by the shadow
of someone once loved.
looks back at you as you pass
and your heart is startled
as if by the shadow
of someone once loved.
Neither comforted by this
nor made lonely.
nor made lonely.
Only remembering
that a self in exile is still a self,
as a bell unstruck for years
is still a bell.
that a self in exile is still a self,
as a bell unstruck for years
is still a bell.
