i am the coal mine,
and the miners lost…
the spider’s web that
caught their families.
i am the refugee,
no home, no destination.
the convict released,
with nowhere to go.
i am the erection, the file,
and the hammer…
set aside, covered with rust.
i am the mirror, the candle,
and the book of matches…
i am the way stone changes!
i am the prism,
put away in a dark closet.
i am the lover,
whose name you’ve forgotten.
i am the end
that never ends,
i am the fire
on the tip of your tongue.
i am the smell of your heart,
the whisperings of your feet.
i am the lines beneath your eyes,
that tell the story of god!