Jonathan Goff

October 24, 1990 - Richmond, VA
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Electricity

Electricity
th(ank) you
for the br-ea-th-ing out&in–
for eyes that
s
e
e
the bri!!iance
for a heart that thump-thumps (in silence)
for a smile that gives me w i n g s
for the waking up of my !!b o-dy–
for the humble
dance.
you’ve given
me
an ~!ex-pe-ri-ence!~
a relentless (thrumming) ex-pe-ri-ence.
you’ve shown me the dance.
you’ve invited me into the
Light
ning
that
Pumpsss (simmer) my blood, that
charge-zzz my neurons, that
infuses the space (in-be-tween) molecules
with
Life
the storm that ra-vages,
that threaten-z to con-sume–
yet as it WHIPs&screaMZ,
it teach-zz me
to dance with
-a!
-ban!
-don!
that I can walk on
~wa-ter~
that being strapped to the mast
is only (a beginning) STEP ONE!
that the monster i fear lives >in-side< me, not the storm,
and that (monster too!) you’ve taught me to embrace.
the storm is my Teachch-er&Fffriend.
the !el-ec-tri-ci-ty! >within< the storm
is the same as that >within< me.
i am part of it// & i !participate! >in< it.
the Light
ning
is
your
heart's
~!el-ec-tri-ci-ty!~
bum-bum-ing&hummmmmmg&snap!ing relentlessly with
the -rh-y-th-m- of grace,
brimmmmming with potential // & THUNDERING with PRESENCE.
the (Earth) is your (garden), and it lives >inside< of you.
i am only a (cell) in your (heart),
Dancing // whether I choose to or not.
and it is through !el-ec-tri-ci-ty!
the mag-g-g-ic of con-n-n-nec-ssshhion (!snap!)
the lawzzz of powerrrrrrr and atttttracsssshhhhionnnn,
that I can
S
E
E
the {!universe moving at your speed!}.
you are far more <v a s t >
than i can (?comprehend?).
you know what i
(saw&)
(felt&)
(knew)

and you la-fff-ed (lol!) with !~joy~!
4i was
S
E
E
(-ing)
you!

[that iz how u
c&feel&no
whhh-eeen-you-lookkkk–
at me.]
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