For Want of a Change

A poem

Image by 愚木混株 Cdd20 from Pixabay

In this land of summer begging for spring
the days pass in wonder(ing)
of this obstinate place
waiting for a change
the heavens won’t bring.
Last night I dreamt
about all the things that could’ve been,
the lives that couldn’t be
and after leaving my state of restless sleep
I looked to the sky and wondered
whether the sun would set,
the moon would rise
if I asked,
what it would take —
what demands would I
and…