The Swamp Queen
Lichens, lattice, lace They make space In the rocks That hard place Where the living can not grow They cradle the water She loves when we look Seeing with loving eyes Her gentle Swaying Her angry torrents Watch her Her dance Her rhythms Play with words See faces The living god All around See See Go play Plays mirror Songs reverberate Her songs His words Just play Just stay Moving Dancing Loving Living Keep living Ancient rhythms to new beats Timing Your own Make it Make it real Raw Alive Just stay alive Stay in love We are enough Together We are enough Paper cuts Lines run Pixels blind Attachments bind Stick to it Keep going The world is perfect As is It just needs you It just needs you to see More There is more Father's father his father's father So far So close Lessons He taught me Tools he put in my hand Curiosity, debate, building, talking, listening, a love of words. He always loved a good story A belly laugh His belly laugh He always laughed with his whole self He taug...