Regret Nothing

Just let 

them burn out 

your eyes

with their sweet

light

what harm does

that do 

in the end

better to stare

at the stars

and let every leaf

fall over you

like a miracle

better to plunge

into the current

of the water

better to look back

and to say 

every sunrise 

every moonrise

I was looking around 

and laughing 

with an impossible joy 

thanking the 

gods of night 

for every nerve ending 

for every whisper 

of touch 

for every vision 

of loveliness 

that we will carry

with us 

into the darkness 

where we regret

nothing.