You can find me tethered to the stars
Swinging back and forth
Like a pendulum
Drafted by the ethereal vanguard
But I’m also down the hall
In the grandfather clock
You can find me where streets meet avenues
Where forms diamonds of dew
On a web
Weave your way to a sweeping ocean view
Let the water chew
Your darkness away
You seem to be tethered to the carpeted seats
On the crosstown bus
As you always miss your stop
Greeted by a grimace from the ever-snarling wind
It whips your clothes to your skin
As if your brooding weren’t enough
And later
You can find me where your lips lock with his
As if you both had previously been
Painted by Vermeer
And tomorrow you’ll still be tethered to that kiss
So, wander down the hall
Give the key a twist
Hear the tick tock
And find me