neil decker

fix the burn

tangle my angle
and strangle my lip
and fix the red
fix the burn
fix my course

choke back the smoke
and free up the flow
and de-clare
and de-cline
and shimmer

fend off the bends
and step back again
to the time
to the place
to the touch

and at the end of the day
when I've put time away
may the stars
and the leaves
find my window