spaces between unwritten lines
threads ripple across space
as you draw pictures with your cells
lotus in my belly moves toward arched feet
is your Sun strong enough for a flower
preferring shade?
.
an irresistible pull of nourishing amber
I finger its veins with broken skin
petals fall apart, skirmish dust
instantly swallowed by your dog
Rumi gives a foolish grin
for once not knowing his words
then dervishes with Shams and Desert Fox
I cannot draw his silk
as his eyes guide mine to spaces between unwritten lines
mountains show a path with rocks
rabbits, lizards —
with my pupils dissolving into yours
rooting lotus
a kind of weakness (...)
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