There has to be
an iron skeleton of faith
behind such readiness
for softness,
delicate calm,
willingness to be ravaged,
exhalation of color
to the immensity of air,
to bloom, be plucked.
There has to be
an iron skeleton of faith
behind such readiness
for softness,
delicate calm,
willingness to be ravaged,
exhalation of color
to the immensity of air,
to bloom, be plucked.