12/23/09

An Empress Awakens


from the disaster of her body,
from its erratic heart and afflicted womb,

its tangled meridians and hectic nerves,
languid flesh and dizzying motions,

an Empress Awakens and saves 

her Self

from impending implosions and midnight obsessions,
from haunting departure and corporal omens.

despondent ennui and somnolent states,
bonelike blunders and cagelike enclosures

She Rises.

from dark nights and endless moons,

an Empress Awakens.