John A. Nieves
Litany: Dawnfinders
Why we closed the distance and opened
new distance. Why the sidewalk bisected
the field. Why a season before I was on
that train with you. Why we spoke of ghosts’
new distance. Why the sidewalk bisected
language from science. Why I recited
the train with you. Why we spoke of ghosts
between your fingers but we refused to fade into
language. From science: why I recited,
why you sang—how I hope to fit softly
between your fingers. Why we refused to fade into
easy silence. Why we said and said and said.
Why you sang. Why I hope. To fit softly
the field, why a season. Before I was no
easy silence, why we said and said and said:
why we closed the distance and opened.