JAMES MORSE

The sky 
inside 
and the silhouettes in view 
amidst the subtle hues, 

Moving 
through 
the scenes 
and the motions 
the motions, 

And the rise 
the ocean 
and I 
thought I saw 
the water, 

thought 
I saw 
the water, 

but the grain 
the grains 
of sand 
surrounded us 
(oh, they surrounded us!) 

while the visions 
came and went 
I could have been 
caught up 
in the mirage of 

the barren land 
beyond the fence 
in an arid 
sand nothingness 

I could have thought 
I saw 
when the film fell off… 

…You. 

Sometimes 
we survive 
like animals 
like beasts 
in the wild 

the Truth 
so elusive 
oh the sieve settles 
and strains 
distills 
and all that retains 

oh, but the shade, 
drew away 
and Your arms surrounded us 
(Your arms surrounded us) 

while the visions 
came and went 
I could have been 
caught up 
in the mirage of 

the barren land 
beyond the fence 
in an arid 
sand nothingness 

I could have thought 
I saw 
when the film fell off… 

…the likes of You.