Are You Sure You Want To Do This/There Are Unimaginable Risks/Involved

 

Are you Sure You Want

To Do This

There Are Unimaginable  Risks

Involved

What is the name

of the deep breath I would take

over and over

for all of us?  Call it

                                        Mary Oliver

                                        Sunrise

I like how she says prayer

is a daring

thing because it is it does

take risk listen you have to 

go out

into the world jonesing

for a smoke

patting all your empty

pockets in disguise

and not a one

not even a light

and it's hey pal can you spare

and maybe they're some

stranger and it's been a long 

long walk and wait to have to

go and go and then come up empty

while she eyes you and takes you

every thread and hair

and neat or loose tie of you

and she shakes

one out and strikes

a match

and she glows don't miss it

she glows before you even

inhale she glows

like God she glows like God

before she goes out to leave you

on your own