It is easier to speak
of the things we do not need.
It is impossible for me to be with a person
for years, without eventually becoming the diver
in a cage. Even if there are no teeth for miles.
Even if the ocean sings to me.
I would not be a good mother.
Leaving is ingrained in the nature
of my body. My veins may very well be
the braille of a map.
My grandmothers used to tell me
in soft agreement, to only marry a man
that would set me
on fire. I don't believe in such torrid heat,
but I sleep with rose quartz
under my pillow.
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