it would be a relief / a miracle even
suddenly outside / the exit turbulent
we’re studying our data every day / waiting
for this months-long moment to pass
before and after / a dividing line through history
but loss is the deepest measure / a void intrinsic to
our grammar makes us physically uncomfortable
as if we are riding in a wagon / through dry river beds
the language of the bugs / chirring out in the open
but also inside
dead logs / flat out refuses to answer us
we may not know when / this moment passes
or rather there may be no moment