New poem

i have to keep my mind heavy
m. diamond

i have to keep my mind heavy
lest it get washed away
in a wave of sandy leather
i have to keep my mind heavy
or else gum chomping teenagers
take it from me with their idle chatter
i have to keep my mind heavy
holler deep into the pipes
and pray, just pray
it returns no echo
i have to keep my mind heavy
for i want to cradle
nothing more in my arms
i have to keep my mind heavy
lit on dust and dirt it would go
and then where would i be?
i have to keep my mind heavy
to keep the status of the living
i have to keep my mind heavy
retrieve the relics of my holier days
i have to keep my mind heavy
no good is it bobbing near and far
at least at rest it sinks to the ground