A lake

right now

i want it

me

alone

with a breeze

and nowhere to be

and let’s suppose

that it’s the day after

that great party

where we all gathered

to celebrate

what should be celebrated

that made good sense

out of all we worked so hard for

together

and suppose there was only one song

one really fitting song

that summed it all up

that feeling that

nothing is for our glory

nothing is for our notice

that party for salvation

and life lived high

and pennies from heaven

to the ones who used to be poor

and there would be snow cones

bright and sweet and red and blue

and children would run

and giggle and bubble

with wide-eyed glee

and the only thing

we knew for sure

was pressing gratitude

and we would laugh

at the comedy

of the sheer number

of thank you’s

that we said over and over

anyway

i want to nap there

at the lake

and write

swim

and later

build a fire

with my wife and kids

and a few friends