Exposed and Silent
As the sun cleansed me
And the winds shifted me
I swung my bloodied sword
Patinaed by my demons
They never stood a chance
Anointed by Mother Earth
Risen with Father Sky
The transcendent high desert
Forged a new version of me
Stripped to the bone
Exposed and silent
The dust formed new lungs
My breath, the wind
My hair made of golden grasses
I am the desert
She is me
As I circle myself with salt
Of long ago dried up sea
I dare a mother fucker
You’ll fuck around to find out
Creatures like me endure
We go on for eons
Beyond even
My spine of ocotillo
Waits for the perfect moment to bloom
Gloriously against the turquoise sky
I laid dormant
Silently sorting my energy
Now I am once again burst to life
Monsoonal rains
Course through my veins
Red Red Red
(Written in Marfa TX)
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