you’re not finished yet. breathe.)
linger here, remembering
in the quiet of the day;
stop all that thinking
about what if? & what next?
victory continues to whisper in our ears,
around corners; we speak out hope in a
never-ending call & response,
violently seizing the kingdom,
leaving behind ghosts & bones
in the pursuit of that true voice
emerging into the light, & out of
the wild, dry desert.