take leave

a drop swirls out

hits 

misses 

violates promises 

violates silence 

leaves a mark 

a mark on the dashboard 

fools may twist them 

print them
trace  you out
ask you questions

the savior speaks within
and i, 

walk without leaving marks

in this silence...
there are love making 

creatures of the earth 

beneath, all around
there is birth and death
in secrecy

leave without leaving marks 

leave without poetry 

take leave 

hold that drop 

ever so gently 

the silent palm 

allows it to drop 

allows it to continue 

all the love making
all birth, death
all secrets 

of creatures all around

take leave