Walking Into the Thinness of Air

Why not
start
where every other time
you have stopped
and ignored
the smallness
of the mind
like it was less
than nothing.

Take in the next breath
and then exhale
and before you know it
you've forgotten
what it means
to know the intimacy of air--

the thin line we walk
as the sky opens
and the light pours in
to morning.

Save the risk
for some private thought
and let it evaporate
before taking one step forward.

Only in this space-
between thinking and grace-
will the blade of grass
between your toes
sparkle
and ignite
the world with hope

without
a glimmer
of security

or the promise
of even one drop
of elegant
understanding.