Wonder Around The Corner

A Video Snapshot...

I found wonder around the corner

Somewhere between the bright buzz of morning
And the cooling of my evenings
A constant trickle ruptured into abrupt endings
It kept me sweating over deadline and drawbacks
Interest and inflation
The realization that my ticking clock failed to stop

And so as weeks whip by
And daylight died
I cut the cord attached to my cordless
And rode the old road past my address
I broke out the boots that saw my dust in closets 
And found the closest thing to formless

I broke out my old spirit like a pair of favorite jeans
Realizing that the in-seam still knew me
They carried me like a friend carries you
At the end of your own rope
Where waning youth meets fresh hope

My eyes caught light off a thousand greens
And drank in a thousand streams
And my lungs thanked me for a change of pace
A cut of light stitching the rock face
Holding together the place I left work
And make work
And leave work to die alone
Resurrected in a strange time zone

I found wonder around the corner
I left it somewhere between headphones and notifications
Dead emails and invitations
If you inclination is frustration 
Then change the goddamn station
And leave the web of waves 
For another day

If you’re holding on by your finger tips
Scratching at the endless chaos
Then pick up your pack and get lost 
Find your wonder around the corner 
Hold it tight
Hold it longer
Until the last light lingers
And you find your soul again
Untethered from your modern misery

If this is where you were meant to be
Then why does your heart long so greatly 

I chased wonder around the corner