when we see that
      we are still afflicted
      but we are happy

      For the life of me I can't say
where it came from but, this fragment
made a home in my head today.
A teardrop of honey
in exquisite slow-motion, yet to fall.

      "When we see that"
I imagine THAT in capital letters.
Jesus Christ, the incredible itch
wondering what 'that' is.
Then again, that could be insignificant,
a mere beat in a longer thought
"When we see that we are still afflicted..."

      I think I was right the first time
'THAT' is what gives the fragment its punch
where it draws power enough
to make a home in a head.