I came here to find
a beauty in the stillness
the world can’t destroy

we spent the evening
communing with stars that chose
to make themselves known

on the best of days
seventeen syllables hold
all the words I need

it’s been years since I
felt the need to simplify.
need to simplify.

image: Children at Risk Foundation

the last call crowd found me
gazing, through the window, outside.
last time here i gazed at you,
no interest in the passersby.

but things change;
glad your dad’s doing better
- unlike that night
when you were frightened
by uncertainty,
and nothing pleased me
more than simply
being
             there
                          for you.