I.
They never knew what would pull us
into whispers
when the learned men would ramble
into clouds
of noise
but in the after
work we would share our wonder and
doubts
why only some dreams could be
shouted
and others shouted down
we knew our work
was to grow and clean
and cook and wait
until
the work caught us again
II.
Then
he would linger on the road be found
standing near the well gently staring
as if his eyes could see my dreams
as clear
as the sun high and hot
So they said yes
and my will surrendered beyond my
counted breaths
we could stare
now
without fear and walk where
the breeze would lead
III.
Then somehow
he knew to run into the room after
my world
had dizzied me and I fell
into the disrupted dirt
I could not weep
I had sung
my promise and saw all the sky
bleed red
and gold and white
He
lifted me up his eyes
lifted me up his arms lifted me
up into
a world never until then
conceived
He had heard me crying
Yes
and
nothing more would
matter wherever my heart
would tremble
he would whisper
Yes
and we could wait
the day
Christmas 2023
