For The Love Of Man (For Jobie Hughes)

There is love within reach
The raindrops on the beach, softens the
sand where we walk upon
Imprint leaves an impression
His restlessness he might not see
Still, he bristles
If stars fell from the sky, he’d scoop
them up and throw them back
Strong, brilliant and confident
Beneath the sea
In the sky
On the land
He wipes the sand off his shoes and
returns it to the sea so gently
I feel the hand of the man, brushing
Shaking,
Resolute.

Sid Yiddish (AKA Charles Bernstein)