sixty

an hour ago we danced
to music in our heads
the space between worry
and fearlessness a rapid expanse
now we find trepidation
has begun its spinning round our heads

tell me how we can
in but sixty steps change
all the melodies we are singing
and find ourselves hopelessly lost
among a million thoughts
that begin their spinning round our heads

sand

every second like a singular grain
every moment a handful slipping through fingers
can i count every one?
or measure the expanse of this desert
these times, these sands
caught in the wind- drifting
fading swirling beyond my control
i am helpless if i try to contain this
i am lost among these dunes of time
at the mercy of molecular particles
at the grace of mere minutes
i can stand no more but at my knees
hoping i can in my wandering-
find where your oasis hides