11 april 2008, for james and soul

right here so far away
i'd jump the sea for you
i'd bite the earth for you

to give you the world,
its light alone;
that light is meant for you.

that drumming little pinprick
who resonates your skull
who needs to step out of little red
that little redblue room.

Sunlight is meant for you.
Heaving heat that holds
That light
all sun and truth.

and i would, i would on any day
carry you along that sandy stretch
from the windy hill to the calm salt-sea
that sea i'd jump for you.

and i would, i would in any hour
unfold soul's flag
shake down the dust,
to stand it straight
and flying high.

life's light was meant for you.