i have been there
in the space between barely breathing
thistles & vervain cushion my steps
but they have been few
always compassed towards you
yet
the sun shines on me right here with all my sweat & heartache
with all these scars i was told to keep out of the sun
because they will darken & thicken
yet
how thick they become with ignorance & disgust as well
so stand in the Sun
darken the scars
point your thistle vervain compass towards your own heart
towards your own Sky and Sun and Being