the anxious child beating in my heart
is you
furious whirling child of discontent and love
you disentangle with grace
never losing touch with unmistakable anguish
you fall
belatedly
to the bottom of the world
a cycle will remake you
as a cycle
broke you down
and all your thoughts about the world
won't matter
i'm young again with you
i'm blind and naked and undefeated
anxious child come dance with me
what are you afraid of
only lovers speak this way
what are you running from
timid infant on a wave
the dark engulfing world
will cower
behind you and me
CRA 3/30/09
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