Demosthenes

"Me"

How to describe all of me?
How to sum up all the rushing rapids,
twists and turns, roaring white waters,
heart stopping falls of weightless terrors
and stagnant muddy creeks of my life?

How to capture Life’s
quicksand pools of swamp mirk
scented sweaty, musky sweet
dark swarms of squito's
clouds sucking red?

If to capture “me,” pinned down, wings tweezed,
box labeled, is all you desire;
Put on my shoes. Take a walk.
Carry my burdens and know my heart.