"On me"

Come on! Flash me those big brown eyes again,

as their rehearsed twinkle falls, melting

on the smooth cold marble of my mind

Go on, Darling! Blink me the S.O.S.

of your eggshell ego. Watch me drop it

"accidentally" on the concrete.

I could destroy you with a deep breath, and

swallow your entire existence in the

ravenous ocean of my fury. But you turn

your misery towards me like a well-aimed

sniper shot. You, in your fatigue, place the gunny-

sack of your insecurities on the sturdy shoulder

I am woman, I carry your scars in my dignity

and your weakness in my flight

Put your flimsy roots into the earth and deepen,

for you are unworthy to take residence in my body

My heart aches to be seen by bright-fire eyes and

held by caring, calloused hands.

Same day your shade will cast protection on the weak,

you will be a mighty oak. Rich soil made whole by your

heritage will make you strong.The prayers of your sisters

and tears of your mother are your shield and sunlight.

You are pre-intertia, ready to gather speed, to exist,

to velocity your way into this angry world as man,

one who protects, one who loves, one who sees.

But now, my sapling, for you are no man yet.

And I am a hurricane.

I will drown your mind with relentless rain.

You cannot withstand this vicious wind.