i was so tired of running
on the journey
my steps had become
like those
of a dead man walking
i’d whispered in the dark
prayers of relief
gone unanswered
and moved
like a zombie crisp
from high heather
approaching a crossroad
my shadow looming
i watched as my singular view
lost convergence
There
at the critical split
the sun’s hue
refracted against your cool glare
i blinked three times
third eye blurred
by the hazy ripples
but I saw you there.
"Elegba at The CrossRoads" by Karmella Hines (2003) |
but resisted
don’t take too kindly to
Strangers
and you, there
at that time
in that space
sure seemed strange
to me
intoxicated by persistence
i could not resist
what appeared to be
a compass
in your hand
i was already hot
but drawn to you
Calefacient
feeling your blaze
somewhere inside I knew
…to follow you…
strapped on my wings
like Icarus
Hoping
that Bird’s Eye view
would help me to know which
path to take
i felt you lift me
and moved like air
through the blazing heat
into pure ecstasy
i ‘d never felt such
complete abandon
Uninhibited, Unrestricted
with you at my underwing
I believed…
I was free
“Higher, higher” I demanded
until at once
i realized you were not there
from a distance I could see you
through the haze,
out of my reach
panic ensued
fear consumed me
and became sadness
and sadness
became rage
you’d abandon-ed me
when I most needed you
but then I realized you were
…still watching..
and I realized I had
…come this far
Alone
…and I realized
I Could Fly
and so
i exhaled the last tear
called forth your gift
…Authentic Faith…
allowed my wings to catch the wind
pulled up
and left the crossroad behind me…
Acuminous Watanabe © 2012