Diana Darby ** "I V" ** Intravenous

The Fallen

Wait.
Did you see it?
It has fallen.
It is on the ground
waiting
for you to pick it up.
Don’t pretend you don’t see it
when you know you do.
It is there,
under the boots and shoes,
under the dirt and rain.
Waiting.
Holding on to its form
like a vase
holding flowers.
If you pick it up now,
you can still keep it,
still use it,
still pretend it never fell at all.