into the woods

architect of misery or
architect of longing?

stacking post and lintel numbly
-leaving out the keystone
so the whole arch collapses
at my feet

(am I a forest to you)

I look out into that forest;
at its heart there is
no light from where I stand
but that doesn’t stop me
wanting to walk
deep within it

maybe when I reach the
middle to look up
there will be
light and birds
after all
not just
the immeasurable

stillness