Lilt

The L became nearly visible...it lingered for a moment...a wisp...an almost visible specter...tried to catch it...hold on to it but it dissipated...fled...afraid to exist...certainly afraid to bring back its friends I L T...all previous realities disappeared...a new normal...a blank white page...an empty garden...caked hard soil...dryness shimmering in the strong light...too bright to see the way...too hot to do the back bending work...too much room to take a step...any step... backwards...forwards...sideways...up...down...no deliberate movement...just float...unimpaired drift...no place for a lilt...but sometimes it belays...just above the horizon...partially showing itself...L it says...a light translucent cloud...a brief green flash...buzzing flickering neon...semi transparent...portending...an allusion of possibilities