Apr 05 | Miriam (poem)

i have to teach my feet

how to touch the ground again

 

who we were was our world

but the dome around it has ruptured

to let The Chaos in

 

i dance to sanctify this day

 

the horse’s legs are broken

the rider looks like a child

from up here

he waves his arms at me

do i wave back?

all their swords will turn to shell

their bones will be salt

 

i dance to sanctify this horror

 

behind me the multitude waits

stunned

is this what we were promised?

is this what blessedness is?

 

the fire within me gives me pain

i am new

we are each other’s

we belong

to no-one

 

i dance to sanctify this joy

 

but all is quiet now

waves have fluttered over this finished story

something whispers, “hush,

it was only a dream.”

 

i dance to sanctify this heart

 

wild and awful

its beating wings are bursting forth

from my tambourine

 

i open my mouth

and bring forth flame

 

i dance to sanctify this love