"If You Ask Me" by Jeff Morse

I do not know if I
would have been able
to tell you all things
considered — the present
though is what we have
I have the gift of
presence
Get that?
present and presence
I didn’t make it up but I couldn’t
have anyway
This is it
The whole ball of wax
one big present
event waking + sleeping

coming and going

breathing in
and blessing out

Compassion
Redemption
Cohesion
Absolution

Always finds a voice in
This now this
Clearer spirited yes
This wise wild
calamity of
being

This, That, + the other
so if you indeed
ask me
I probably couldn’t
quite begin to
Tell you but
I would
Try