sleeping near a hero
it was the rain pouring
over the sound of background trains
cars trucks busy busy highway
repeating varied in tone and volume motor whine passing by
sometimes low fast quiet waterspray
hero sleeping over by woodstove
sometimes soft quiet low gentle snoring
rocking rhythmic gentle imploring
hero for clean waters
meaning
every heart and cell
of every living thing
and the living rock and run
atmosphere biosphere
lungs soil mantle magma space
seemingly vast lonely empty always space
the hero rests
briefly on a journey to certain
sea around between
mountains honesty justice please