from the top

from the top of
my head
to the bottom of
my rubber feet
i seem to be asleep
and floating,
wandering and shifting
through this
simple daydream
and i gleam
like a shattered
diamond
broken by the hammer
that set me free
and it's hard to believe
this is all i can be
and one other thing
i'm not what i seem
to them or me or any
others that happen to be,
that happen to be passing
and see
while i flee
to another ocean,
another dream
once i'm clean
the dirt washing from me
i will love and learn
and yearn
for forgiveness
from myself
from wealth
and emptiness
and complacence
and grievance
to do justice
with a promise
from the top of
my head
to the bottom of
my rubber feet