"somewhere"
waking up into this world...
a desert to cross as the sun hits my skin for the first time today
scared and alone... and a soreness undefined...
no tenderness survives except the red lips I carry
blistered and longing.
beat back the scorpions, and the fire ants...
a fear factor waiting for me,
as the stomach turns
and hunger builds on the long walk to the horizon.
Somewhere beyond this sea
my lover stands
with golden hands
forgiveness In the heat of the day...
forgiveness even as I'm sucking cactus,
pricked by the life saving nectar
desperate for human touch...
human kindness, human ears that care for my feelings
as if they were your own
