work only in the field
that requires no water
life for one 
death to another

when this rises
from dust 
to it is dust
the earth, succinct
like dandelion candy,
enriches the spirit with salt

what once stirred in me 
no longer moves without company;
an ocean liner tailed 
by the deep blue sea

do what it takes 
take what it does to you
on whose side will you reside
when the black hole opens