trying too hard
against a wall which resists the head
up a mountain which sends back the rock
through impenetrable steel which denies the hammer
an invitation is offered
to step back
go around
yet the voices resume -
figure it out
reclaim the hammer
but no
put down the tools
no more figuring,
banging
let go
give in
the currents take me
i’ve made it to the atlantic
the waters are warm, enticing
yet dangerous in their beauty
one moment cradling, enveloping
the next slamming into biting sand
audiences start to ask what we’ve learned
but i’m not ready for that question
the waves still pound me
turning, shaping, smoothing
words escape me
cannot confine me, contain me
do not know me
we float from city to city
stamping out time
if only to stop
and gently ride those winds
imagining the other side
or not
fine
if you don’t want my help,
dissolve yourself, wall
♡ Annie
Photo credit: Flannery Lundgren, Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC (more photos)