The Niagara River

suspending a
million jellyfish
as soft as moons.

How can
you tell
at the start
what you
can give away
and what
you must hold
to your heart.

Each escape
involved some art,

through reverse drama:
things were heightened
and now they’re calmer.

Every part of us
alerts another part.

And every time
I like him
when we meet.