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Kenneth Robinson
Paris, April 2001 |
Loved by the Whole Sky
I want to disappear into the transcendent.
I want to feel loved by the whole sky
and everything in it.
I want to be loved from all directions, any way I turn
I want all the neglected children inside my body
to tremble with love.
I want to be caught off guard
by one loving face after another, overjoyed.
I want love to follow me like angels
in a peace march, thousands of them.
I want love to touch my skin all over
and 10,000 flowers at once
to open in my mind.
I want to feel love like your mouth
barely moving against my mouth,
the slow wingbeats of a resting butterfly.
I want to feel love like the time
you told me that you loved me.
I Just Want My Family Back Together
We all just want our family back together.
Because of this, I married.
Because of this, I had a son.
Because of this, I left her.
Because of this, I grieve.
We all just want our family back together.
For this, I learned to pray.
For this, I sought my essence.
For this, I gave you flowers.
For this, I spoke out against the war.
I just want my family back together.
Because of this, I studied religion.
Because of this, I dream and dream.
Because of this, I let the music touch me.
Because of this, I practice magic.
We all just want our family back together.
For this, we turn our faces toward the mountain wind.
For this, we visit the prisoners.
For this, we enter the wilderness.
For this, we protect the animals.
We all just want our family back together.
Because of this, I give up revenge.
Because of this, I stand among the paintings.
Because of this, I read the poems slowly.
Because of this, I sacrifice my hope
On an altar of stars. |
