We’ll Still Be Words If You Come Back

You need the pause that calms you,
The bit of awe, just that bit,

That tunes the beast that is you
Those beats you’re not lost in us.

We say this to say thank you.
You met us, took note of us.

All the beasts whose lives played host
To us, thank you as well. Now,

You’re done with this one. You’re done
With us a while. Put us down.

Look at, or tune to, or touch
Some swath with no signs at all

Near you—clouds, blue, a blank wall,
Your own skin. All that holds awe.