Captive, Captivated

Captive

captivated

encaptured…

encompass

engulfed

entangled…

It was the rain that came upon me

with promises of what it feels like to let the fuck go

in a way that senses my body in space...in time…

in here...in now...in then...in why

in promises of what it feels like to fucking feel light…to let go of the fight

There are things that I let pass

and then there are those that to my death feel right

It was the rain that came upon me

in promises of what it feels like to stand as big as I feel

as vast and courageous as I hope to be

contend with me.

I promise to speak kindly

with a sharpness that begs to beckon what dares to ignite me

in challenge...in division...in deviant demise...in why

in promises of what it feels like to hide

Captive

Captivated

Encaptured…

For now but not forever

Unless upon declaration

I am buried in solidarity

with a truth so deep

That I shiver in shadows

that bear themselves

in a brightness beyond the bargain.