Apogee

bring to me

what avails

what evils you may

find at the

farthest reach of my

reaches

and while

orbit binds you

like a

noose binds gravity

careful, careful

with the weight

we can’t share

all burdens

unless we are as

some sinners who have

cheated yet

cheated yet won

Measured steps towards

stonewalling the

opposition is also

measuring out how long to get to the

right or

left or

meanwhile

proponents are

sing-song bird voices in hushed chatter

telling them some things like

can we have just another

bird brain will suit fine for a

bird bath if you

like to bathe outside with

all your feathers all

dewy