precognition

precognizant i
revelled in the brief flare
seeing death in birth
wide-eyed, unbelieving:

expecting each moment to awake
to open-eyed see the dream
that ceases not, is dark, which
stands at the head and tail, two-faced.

you laughed at my fears, with pique
that i should think of such a thing:
of love not eternal, of circles and waves
patterns.  i said this did not fit.

you held me and you spoke, stroking my hair
and for brief moments i - i
heard lullaby in threnody.  but
no fool i: i saw the pipers wore masks.

precognizant i
saw the end from beginning, pain
fleet running, final
refuge in others' arms.

               --CSA, 20-apr-2000