Leaf and then stem
And leaf again and stem again
I'm not confused about
My path
When I look at them
Lifted from some ailing place
Grown continuity
She lifts her arm into an old shape
And tries to "be"
Light rearranging
Word to my mouth
To speak
To see it so
Word to my mouth
To meet
To drink
Word to my mouth
To leave
To need you so
Like her
We set out to leave the house of old history
Building something new
Up and proud
With my new lady
As we packed the van up
There wasn't enough room
So, she stayed