negated community

suddenly calm has me, seeing
the arch and the bend
around the neck. tousled vines
taut to the root
surrounds the windows pellucid
and paned reflection
who shutters
behind the gate
with latch unhitched:
you may not
enter without a key.
what a long time here
to havein possession
the mastery.
to be received
with permission whilst
the only one to hear
its coveted warning,
this pained love gin-clear
language denies me.

bydk 01/19/19