Weight

The weight
of the heart:

such as a memory,
vague within a cloudy vase;

such as an envelope,
within which lies a letter.

The rhythm
of the heart:

beat, beat, skip, beat;

a percussion that
quietly belies its weight.

Small Lives

For the life beneath the flood
there is chaos and fury

violence in confusion

but perhaps there is a sense
only small lives understand -

while they flicker and die
maybe they laugh and say

this is my world.