i long to be the – oh –
the – wow –
exhilarating gasp of – awe,
in an otherwise quiet room!

to be that –
suspect,
that –
even remotely – considered.

to be –
consumed –
as breath –
entering in –
and back out again.
unassuming,
yet essential –
inasmuch as believe,
to dream…

you are that –
deity –
on which i hang
(effortlessly)
my hope.
demagogue to champion compassion.
and i –
your willing martyr!