I have been there ...
in the space between barely breathing
thistles & vervain cushion my steps
but they have been few
they have been 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
they become thick with ignorance & disgust as well
so stand in the Sun
darken those scars and
point your thistle vervain compass towards your own heart
towards your own Sky and Sun and Being
