In the new cocoon

of hammock

our bodies heavy

with miles and dust

folded in our weave of wings

crumpled and new I sink

contained by you

as a grain silo

stands full

against the future

time slipping through

gravity’s hands

Sage Cohen is the author of the poetry collection Like the Heart, the World from Queen of Wands Press and the nonfiction books Fierce on the Page, Writing the Life Poetic, and The Productive Writer, all from Writer’s Digest Books. She guides poets and writers at sagecohen.com.