North
Tobias Lilja
Stephen, I don't care
How eager you are to tell
About your visions
The nature of black holes
Your legs, will be straight
And your voice, will be strong
In time, in time
Instead, tell me
How you swam
Crossing the tree line
How you fought
Along the currents
Of a northern shore
The hawks, howling
The seals, calling
Your toes, will gain color
And your tongue, will be strong
I heard what you did
You joined the army moving north
What did you find?
Frozen doves?
Deranged penguins?
I wanna know
Did you find?
I wanna know
Where blue whalе
I wanna know
Where blue whalеs make babies
Do you know?
I can only guess what went on in your head
"Will my heart fail when my arrow starts spinning?”