WHATEVER
for Tim Coats

Whatever
it is,

it's always been
less than I want,

and it's always been
more than I know.

Sometimes
I wish it were rain,

and sometimes
I wish it were snow,

and sometimes
I wish it were something else

that would always
continue to grow.

Sometimes
I wish it would come,

and sometimes
I wish it would go.

Sometimes
I wish it would melt,

and sometimes
I wish it would flow.

Sometimes
I wish it would fly

with invisible wings
from my head

to my toes.
Even so,

whatever
it is,

it's always been
less than I want,

and it's always been
more than I know.