FLIGHTLESS BIRD ON A MOUNTAIN PEAK
TO WHOM WILL YOU SPEAK?
FADE IN:
1.
The heat pushes
against the wind
above the horizon the sun
is pinned
Skies bleached
yellow and white
the shades of burnt sugar
surface
of boiling milk.
heavy
is
light.
if void
of will.
still
From a blur to the sharp cliff.
It steps.
Clarity tightens grip
a fimiliar
silhouette
Body.
Shadow.
Light.
Trinity
interrogates Itself.
A flightless bird, adjusts the weight of its wings
20 drafts
grind against its spine,
like compass gone Farel
with a needle so sharp,
it cut gravity
in its tracks
The Bird
A North cannot pull a body
Not meant to be found.
How did I get here?
2.
The wind howls f r a c tur esssssss,
loopsssssss.
Splitsssssss open.
Ssssss catter.
Realign.
Sssssss catter
again.
Air
arguing
with itssself.
The Wind
At last,
a sound, I feared
you‘ve become one
with the rocks
Alas,
how can one
break silence
to build
a paradox?
The Bird
Since when have you been here?
The Wind
I balanced you
whole
on this cold
needle point
I
crowned you
with altitude
You borrowed my wings
when yours recoiled
You wore me out
like a cloak
Have you forgotten
who
carried you?
silence
3
The bird stands fixed on a horizon,
far,
yet
as distant
as an eye
to its lid.
The Bird
It vibrates. Its never still.
A high-tension wire
Brittle.
Exposed.
Is someone pulling at the edges?
Or is it threatening
itself – can you see?
The Wind
Are you looking outwards or searching within?
The Bird
Tell me what you see.
The Wind
A sudden draft, as the air thins.
A wisp caught
Twisting, circling
itself.
Too alien,
too close,
A warm breath
on a stranger’s neck.
The Bird
I never asked to be here, I never asked for a lift..
The Wind
You lodged yourself in my path
a swollen tongue
in a preacher’s mouth
I carried you
because your stillness
as backward in motion.
You would not move
so I moved you.
out of caution.
The Bird
Your help
feels like a blow
If you meant to lift me.
felt less like motion
and more like being
dragged
through a storm
I did not ask to weather.
The Wind
Am I the problem?
FADE OUT TO BLACK