for Ali-

oh girl, there are so few answers to be given:
the right choice is never easy
	like a deliberating ocean resolve retreats and returns,
	the shore is never solid, always shifting and giving
	and taking.
	a push is sometimes a pull
	a wrong turn may result in perfection
		you are my favorite sunset
		because i know you will rise again
		the splendor of your colors stretching;
		dressed in the spectrum
		caressing the skies with golden fingertips
		and breath like a tranquil gaze.
oh, girl, it is four in the morning and i may not understand
	but it is tuesday now and in this blacktop sense of
	wandering, my conclusions are sparse
	like wildflowers emerging from concrete.
	mystery is beautiful
	doubt is not a liability
	time is not impenetrable
		this is your superhero summer.
		take wing, spread your arms,
		and fly.