Sky collapsed, inversion
I straddle you where you rise
we merge in liminal spaces
where darkness threatens light
I reach into your shadows, untethered
ancestral shorelines rage
cloaked lantern of nostalgia
mother wanes across the stage
Maternal waves wash languished dreams
hanging limp on grandma's bones
strewn polaroids, distorted
by tears you've cried alone
I dive a little deeper
rest where benthos burrow low
sublime light pierced through sediment
hidden depths I pray you’ll know
For this is where you hold her
most radiant jewel of all
a Venusian realm of beauty
beneath your ocean floor.
