hungry as we are

Hungry as we are
For hope
For peace
For rest

We gnaw on the bones
Of fears
Of hurts
Of doubts

And neglect the feast
That awaits us
In breath
In truth
In now

I watch the words fall

I watch the words fall

Like raindrops

On a windshield

Slipping, connecting

Forming streams

And forging rivers

I watch the words

As if they were not my own

As if they came from

Somewhere else outside me

For I have lost them once

And sometimes the fear of silence

Blinds me

So I watch the words fall

Like raindrops

As if they fall from the skies

Though they fall
Unexpectedly
from my own

Gold specked

Bloodshot

Hungry

Eyes