scatteroflight
Refugee
The horse rearing, sky falling
and wheeling, rippling with light
from outside. Outside
the circle, a beam shearing straight
and cutting my eyes, my mouth.
Sharp. Sharp stones
beneath my back. Pain
through my head.
My hand is torn.
So close, the dirt, the mark:
black on red.
The voice pins me. Waterfall
of glory, bright sound, splitting
the darkness. Breaking. The air
shatters.
Open
I am open. Naked. Born.
Rising into darkness. Where
is the light? I must
find the light.
Rise
Break me with light.
Mend the broken self
inside this flesh.
Smooth away the cracks.
Leave the imprint
lines of fault
impermanence
on the road.
and wheeling, rippling with light
from outside. Outside
the circle, a beam shearing straight
and cutting my eyes, my mouth.
Sharp. Sharp stones
beneath my back. Pain
through my head.
My hand is torn.
So close, the dirt, the mark:
black on red.
The voice pins me. Waterfall
of glory, bright sound, splitting
the darkness. Breaking. The air
shatters.
Open
I am open. Naked. Born.
Rising into darkness. Where
is the light? I must
find the light.
Rise
Break me with light.
Mend the broken self
inside this flesh.
Smooth away the cracks.
Leave the imprint
lines of fault
impermanence
on the road.