impetus. into. infinity.

i guess its just today

from when i woke up

with you touching my face

gently, like the hand of a child

who wants to know that the fight

didn't last, that the future survived

and i tell you everything's fine

its too early to say i love you

but you know what i mean

because you smile and look

at us now with the crowd gathering

looking up and watching

with the young men lounging

slouching against the walls

they've painted with their sharp letters

wondering about wires

and the girls are sliding looks 

through their thick lashes

that they've spread black and thick

to catch those boys like spiders

who want to believe 

that they too can grow wings

the old men don't see us at all

they're watching the smiles

of the dowager queens beside them

who nod at us and them and the world

telling them that everything is fine

it's all falling into line

and really, it was about time...

so i surrender the audience

and smile at you while the sky streaks

behind you like an extension of your eyes

we will keep the steps without trying

it's beneath our notice

the fact that we are flying

because you and i know this

it was about time

and everything is fine

today was the day 

that we began the rest of our lives.