memo

make it sink in

say it out loud

put it in ink.

a pen, a water tower that

tempers the burn, soaks the frenzy

(until it runs dry):

with the embers

line your eyes,

to see its senescence

and also its life.

learn

to no longer need

something you once needed;

let that surprise you  

and remember

that restlessness, that rustle and rush

in your heart?

it means you're alive