Presence and Absence

Presence and Absence 

In the empty sky 

are the power of those eyes. 

In static sound, 

white noise 

from an empty radio, 

is the texture of the voice. 

In fog 

is the exhumed breath 

of you 

nourishing my skin. 

-Robert L. Jackson III

Deep Time

Deep time 

I caught 

the white rabbit, 

forever late, 

and sacrificed it 

for thought. 

-Robert L. Jackson III