I am an unreliable witness
to my deepest moments
of understanding
they drop like stones
obvious
durable
epiphanies
but they leave
like clouds
shaped like a rocking horse
the day
our friends’ baby died
a gift of insight
and then suddenly
just a smear
in the sky
and though we both saw it that time
neither of us felt sure
afterwards
that we had seen it at all.
I always say I will take notes next time
trap the good idea
but I never do
nervous
to look too long
for fear of seeing
how common
it was.
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