The Breath Moves Corn Girl
A small thing a gesture
Breaths taken slowly filling capillaries
More blood circulating actions to other actions
Becoming nothing
But a vague un-moment the fear having everything
To do with
What is always at stake
Back to breath --
I ask about expansion
As if I could
As if I had a right to
Her fingers ripple her breath out the flute
Breath
Forward again
Breath
Steady steady
Quick then slow
What do you remember
What do you cocoon
What memories will erupt
When you lie with your lover in the future
His penis or her fingers touching your vulva's moist lips
After you cringe from the force of
His dry cock or her fingernails
Scraping your delicate flesh
Will you remember this night
The scent of tortillas burning
Your half-brother
Using your infant body
His hands clasped around your small hips
Raking you up and down
Across his naked groin
Feel the breath move you
To spaces of worlds you feel all around
Raven Eye (Sun Tracks)
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