Full & Frayed

Full stop where you let go - count a moment for your 
return.
One drop, stuttered and slow. Then you're back to 
approaching.
In the pictures year away, the explosions were deafening.
In the dark we all prayed to lights above the sound.

Clouds and stars collide.
Pulsing air expands then subsides.
Stirred by a spark, we're standing awake here.

Limbs ache, bones are unwound. All disperse at a yawning 
pace.
Touch, take back to the ground - gentle glowing in every 
face.
We sang to the tune of our steps composing
a nightbook inscribed, "We stayed full and frayed."

Clouds and stars collide.
Pulsing air expands then subsides.
Stirred by a spark, we're standing awake here.