Rise

home   flowers   grew
who   drew     me   in
this   shape     my   tow-rope
drawn   at   dawn       who rose
in   air   who   dispersed    in hours

days   wore   on         who   wore
this coat   of sun   son
worn   down   to dusk
who   turned   the husk or   shape
right   toward god      who left   this earth

who   flew   in waves   who waves
from shore   who knew   my ways   of rain
that seed   in blue lines   pool
who knew   me then   who knows
me now   who leaves     relieves

the shape   of earth
from whom   releaf
what rows   across the sky
the I in my life   relives   the questions
who knows   who left   who’s left

Source: Poetry (June 2025)