Longing forward can lead us to land

 

All the places we’ve been before

like an obstacle course in a dilapidated grocery store

we cannot leave

 

Longing forward can lead to land

 

If we follow instinct

or is that keeping us trapped here

where we talk about wanting to leave

falling ceiling tiles and molding papayas

refrozen exotic ice cream in sealed packaging

 

long forward to find what you ran from

through refrigerated decay of longing