L.I.E.

Thousands upon thousands of electrified insects
crawl along a narrow passage
in the orderly confusion of a bee’s hive.
Shrouded in asphalt and a brisk fall sky they inch forward
illuminating their path.
Something about the crisp tones and the contrasting brightness
alerts that sense of the here and now.
The immediacy of the green steel markers and the worn brick overpass
awakens an inner contentment of the soul.