the time light travels
the time sight registers
the time thought conceptualizes ~
that which we call fish
already moved on
the truth of it unperceived.
Ah fish gold fish swimming not
ghosts don’t really live forever
the going back to sort things out
pathetic delusional thinking
there is no back to go to
time is a path of matches
boot heels of my sorry self
strike each one with each step
only a smoke behind
only the potential fire ahead
that too illusion
eventually realize this to be true
one match at a time
appearing to appear beneath each heel
going no where
but
right
wonderfully
fucking
here
and that moment when
I know this to be so –
that’s the fucking fire man
the wonderful wonderful fire man