the tiny herald
in the gut.
Before the torrent,
the restless dream.
Before the conflagration,
the careless match.
Before return,
the anxious waiting
at the threshold of no
going back.
[LAG-other-response date=”09 17 2014″ url=”https://www.vianegativa.us/2014/09/proverbial-7/” title=”Via Negativa: Proverbial”]