daily work
The other night I saw a man
stretched beneath a car
his boots just past
the line of the road
a woman sat the curb
folded into herself.chin tilted toward the rhythm of his work
she traced the ground with a stick
spoke a low current of words
so low i did not hear them
they didn’t notice me pass
they didn’t need to
they were braided into that moment
by labor and presence
and suddenly I was back with my father
a ratchet wrench and the smell of oil
our knowledge expanded
just sitting there.together.
watching.another spark of knowing.
food sometimes found its way to us
carried by someone who knew
how hard the work was
how steady the bond
as simple as staying near
talking low
sharing work
even when the hands are not