In Preparation:

In preparation to fly:

One look.
Edges and endings.
Deep breath.

One look.
Endless beginnings.
Deep breath.

Hands clasped:
Like lovers,
Like commitment,
United to take lift./




In preparation to lie:

Essential oils behind my ears.
Linens and lace and skin.
Simple lines, simple minds.
Calm-ity over calamity,
right?/




In preparation to die:

Hands laid over chest.
A skilled art:
To look casual, comfortable, usual.

Favourite clothes.
Favourite underwear.
Simplest eyes, cleanest skin.

In a field so green it knows nothing but envy.
Under a sky darkened with steel clouds-
Foreshadowing the magnitude of events that's sure to follow.