Life Twice, Again
by Carmen H Gray
Life twice, by and by
The want, the wonder, the frivolous why
The comings and goings of faraway ships
Silvery musings forming inside of my lips
Lips that once whispered youthful utterings
While inside my belly where once there were flutterings
A light has broken and shapes appeared in its whiteness
The child, the maiden, the wistful ripeness
And their shadows, no doubt, holding space in the stillness
Therein is where I find myself inhabiting realness
All of the cuts and the sharp words that wished to be said
Rose up to greet my heart gently, without fear or dread
And, I, having lived a singular moment twice
Embraced those shadows in my paradise
Monarca Rising 