THE POSSIBLE

I have a damaged cathedral
to store my chances in
and a faint hope to lean on.
But I still tend to be

less than can be counted on
when the daydream fizzles.
There's an overused lightning
bolt I'm careful to avoid.

The distance between devotion
and the initial cause of
things expands, but I keep
a two-bedroom

belief in the possible under
my pillow just in case.