Of Fire and Stillness
Child of the Sea
I used to say, “She had the moon, yet she was sad,”
as if she were ungrateful.
Today, I see it. I understand the weight of the cloud above her head —
one head, a thousand restless thoughts.
Night was her only refuge.
Morning was her enemy — the sun, the loud cry of day.
Her enemies stood smiling, lined up,
ready to take, to tear, to disappear.
She was right.
And she was alone.
