remember

there is something greater

up there beyond the buildings

where the pavement wanes

to pine needles

remember

there is something greater

can you feel it now

there at the edges

of everything

like an extra bit of breath

a gilded edge of the clouds

the faintest whisper

on the faintest wind

remember

there is something greater

than the work

than the government

than your sense of self

than all your traumas

than all your triumphs

remember

there is something greater

just beyond the hiking trail

just beyond that ridge

just beyond the last bend

of the rocky creek

there is something greater

that most have forgotten

the snake that made the world

or some sacred spirit like that

moving so slowly

through high alpine grasses

remember

there is something greater

always there

shaping the sun

don’t forget

Alexander Shalom Joseph is an award-winning poet, writer and playwright from Gilpin County, and is the author of seven published books. You can find his work and more information about him at alexandershalomjoseph.com.