how to go on
without you, the mercy
of morning, or moving,
the light that persists
even if.
can be
learned only
by living—there—
“As its title suggests, ‘Ledge’ is from the ‘Purgatory’ section, which, in our current era of social and bodily strife—not unlike Dante’s own time—manages to offer some hard-won hope.”
—Kevin Young, via poets.org
I’m, you know, still here,
tulip, resin [fluid], temporary [always]—
