Try the Prompt

Bela Johnson

Mar 2

If I Could

If I could be someone else for a day,
what a silly little thing to say; the only
thing useful in doing this would be
I could be you, and you could be me,
eliminating language (as sad as that is),
yet to feel behind words might provide
a slight fizz, as insights we lack
in the pauses between could wax
clearer and cleaner, you know
what I mean?

Stepping into your skin might feel
somber and cool, as a being lacking
spirit is like entering a pool of inky black
water fed by River Styx, and intrigued
as I am, I would not like that mix;

So within my own heart space I choose
to remain, jumping out of my flesh
proves too much of a strain; if your
interest is piqued as to who I might be,
we'll go back to the language,
what is shared, you and me.