Thursday, January 18, 2018

our bounty

there is a sickness in silence
that passes in secret
while women women and more women
stretching over continents and centuries
feel the same sword.

1 doctor, 125 women. 
decade after decade after decade. 
how sick the size of one man's damage.

sister, 
we are in this bubble together
and for every time i fail to warn you
and for every time you fail to warn me
the damage done is doubled.

when your lover beat you with words, fists, or lies
why did i not rise for you?
when my lover beat me with words, fists and lies
why did you not rise for me?

sister,
behold that we are our bounty   
so our bodies are bound for reverence.






Friday, January 12, 2018

settle the unknown

I have a truth I carry
In the palm of my pale hand
When love left for India
I came to understand

A map may reveal distance
A watch will tick and wind
This knowing you placed within me
Settles the unknown in my mind

My body may grow weak
You remain soft by my side
You are my deepest root
You are my strongest guide

A map may reveal distance
A watch will tick and wind
This knowing you placed within me
Settles the unknown in my mind