issue #3 (10/21/00)

A fish jumped
arching, falling
but paused above water
waiting
for me to feel his coolness

and waves battled the shore
attacking, retreating
but paused at my feet
waiting
for me to feel their power

and birds flew through the sky
diving, rising
but paused in the air
waiting for me to feel their peace

i scribbled across the page
thinking and writing
but paused in my sentence
waiting
for me to understand my confusion

i sat for long hours
inhaling, exhaling
but paused in my emptiness
waiting
for me to understand my insignificance

the world spins on its axis
accepting, rejecting
but paused in its everything
waiting
for me to see me.