Together or not

my friends would say
i'm not the mosty cohesive thinker in the world
i have trouble with
clarification
and facts
and i seem to enjoy
confusion
and alleyways
and candles
especially purple ones
and i have trouble
keeping all the moula
together
in one place
but theres food on the table
music to hear
wine to drink
the little uns wear the nice stuff
we have books to read
friends to luv
so a bit of confusion
never hurt anyone
and a bit of lostness
is quite attractive i think
and my littles
have that lovely confusion
were it all runs together
mystery and fact
fun and learning
sun and water and moon and stars
day and night
they experience it all in wonder
and don't ask for a return at all
and for a moment we can share it
and then its gone
and we are adults again
having to be real and rational
and religious
rigorous
or rigid
and I don't want to
most of the time.
I want lostness
in the moment
in the book
the song
the girl
the play
the concert
or in creating something
Yep.
Thats good confusion.
Digging around
the moment.

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