where were we before all this
in eden drinking from streams
slipping in and out of each other’s bodies
sipping the nectar
that dripped
from the edges of our unconscious
being whoever we wanted
we weren’t waiting on the miracle
we were the miracle
before the flowers
and the dinosaurs
turned to oil
before the sun and the moon
split up
with shared custody
of the sky
alimony payments to bartenders
and tax deductible charity organizations
night and day
used to be the same thing
before the divorce
before the taxis
ran across my feet
before my eyes turned to blanks
before the fiery crash
that left us in pieces
pieces that we are looking for
without even knowing it
we are searching for something
that’s on the tip of our tongues
a word
that gets stuck in the back of our throats
that hides in the back of our minds
and weighs
at the bottom of our hearts
the maps we made won’t help us
the rules we follow won’t guide us
there is no direction home
because we are already there
burn your thoughts in the temple
and then burn the temple
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