I woke in the night
at 2 a.m. and it’s hot
from a wave of heat
that makes it hard to sleep
so I sip on a glass of wine
while listening to my heart
beating to the rhythm of music
thinking of Blue and Both Sides Now
And I ask myself why
I still feel a loss of balance
I must be mad; I must be blind
questioning these feelings
of irreconcilable desire
that still hold fast
that still pull at my heart
back to the water’s edge
and those distant voices
still alive within every fibre
of my body and soul.