"what it is to arrive"*
it is - to walk away.
walk away with all
the joy, the mad, the very sad
that tears away the very muscles
that keep one strong. to arrive
the very power to walk away
and be not so much ok, but ok
it takes a long time to
reach. lesson, after lesson
taught, burnt into the flesh
pain is easier than dissuasion
it often falters, rebuilds still
what is it to arrive: is upon me
*I Learned That Her Name Was Proverb: a poem by Denise Levertov
