we, tumbleweed from Quest)ion) by Dolly Rae Star

Constant presence, that beautiful menace
dark clear skies,
along the motorway.
Lights peter out
as we turn off at the roundabout,
twist and bend, deep
canopy made of trees overhead -
mystery hangs, full of potent
myth ~ potential ~ sensations
through those lanes and streets take a trip after dark,
a
hazardous situation, smashed
crystalline
shards, longer
branches in this spiral process
of not being of this land
tugged at my soul well before then.
A gentle wind, a gentle word, a gentle touch
stay quiet about it
won’t you?
The most natural thing on earth
a culture of harsh, of crass, of the worst,
culture and process
caught and snared in traps not understood.
We storm and tumble through,
throwing stretched shapes
at the world outside -
it’s an English rose,
thorns beneath soft petals
we, tumbleweed
must belong, so
imagine
a history of stasis, a lineage,
decide to ignore the light mess
the wind will blow
we tumbleweed to
stillness hum vibration,
imagine claiming our place in that
shouting dynamic, as if removing a layer
in this pattern could
Change, right?
As if claiming
could be an appropriate track,
instead of the worst possible,
tired rerun catastrophe...
That space no longer exists,
but internalised awareness
to be
close to the stillness, expanse of
open thunder. Nowhere, heartbeat.
Travelling fast
I can delve in and down and back
into memories, ra ta ta ra ta ta
young barefoot boy
plants a sparkler in the desert,
wide open vision of
empty abundance,
the colour; red, the texture of earth
sings
will I discover
that
your

love
will
bring
me

home?


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a / tale / could / and / but / vegetables / sunshine, / you / is / on / farm / Home
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carpeted / you’ll / sit / “I / fruits / but / and / yearns / are / shy, / are / I / most
and / happy. / of / weave / feel / I’ve / Home / rough, / you / it.” / on / always /
/ like / institutional / saying / go / can’t, / your / it. / 2001. / the / Bob / player,
This / the / beautiful... / CD / a / it. / Marley’s / as / we / on / Love’ / and /
/ I / ‘Is / this / a / Love’ / can’t / floor, / But / or…. / day, / blue, / home. / as /
you’ll / the / You / in / here / spark / there / are / but / a / leaps / yourself /
can’t / course / It’s / so / weave / can! / one / desert!” / Jamaica. / you / You /
visualise / day, / vegetables / like / Jamaica. / vision / It’s / own / never /
aches: / floor, / listen / yearns / small / You’ll / seen / describe / home. / heart / land. / I / a / tale / way / wish / Bob / my / only / blue, / so / 18 / one / fruits / the / farm / ‘Is / but / I / You’ll / simple / it’s / there’s / are / you / carpeted / beautiful. / mad. / you / this / go / sunshine, / you / while / about / shy, / institutional / You / be / your / 2001. / a / known / sit / I / but / know
there / too / and / You’ll / on / in / beautiful... / mad. / I’ve / “That / vision /
“You / can.”
own / feel / the / rough, / That’s / yardies / simple / you / of / are / the /
too / it’s / you / complicated. / “I / why.” / can’t, / I / know / can’t / and
describe / This / shy, / complicated. / you’ve / in / and / spark / you / grow, /
you / Think / That’s / the / like / desert!” / saying / I / can! / cos / of / or…. /
it.”“You / while / love / like / way / in / I / mad. / heart / know / can.” / Think /
of / know / but / me / about / You’ll / happy. / beautiful. / the / be / small / only / visualise / there’s / it’s / something. / never / a / leaps / known / cos / and / we / listen / it’s / I / a / of / I / always / aches:
yardies / “Of / me / course / can’t / something. / of

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