i wont lie to you and say
that I happen to know anything at all about waves
i used to think a tidal wave
looked like the ones in the movies
now i know
they resemble a tide that feels endless
hence the name
i wonder what else i never wondered
and what else could be endless
the way a screen door breathes in summer
or the dust that never lands
or the time between
the question and the answer
if either ever comes
and i won’t lie to you and say
i’ve figured any of it out
but sometimes i like to watch the wind in the curtains
and think
maybe not knowing is the point
maybe the wave was never breaking
just folding in on something softer
and maybe that’s enough
