Angelica

Gravity is an honest broker even if
its burdens are at times bizarre.
Angelica was first, which is always special.
As are promises desperately flying in defiance
of the unlikelihood things end well.
We are all from somewhere,
on our way to a better place with history
often dismissed in lieu of a more convenient story.
We hide bruises as a consequence
holding us back more than is probably fair.
We take the very next breath without regard to
what happens next. We sometimes even allows ourselves
to believe the lies we need to hear.

R. M. Dolin, 2015