Re:vision

i do not want to be \"the wife of a college professor\"

i do not want to stay at home with

bitter words going stale in my mouth

i do not want to be

that \"would-be-could-be-had-been poet\"

who becomes neurotic and quiet

i do not want to ponder \"a lost youth\"

and try to keep up keep up-beat

keep that smile, the figure, those clothes

i do not know what visions or versions

of myself i have compromised or

defeated or inflated

i do not want to dream

about broken teeth and hair

and debris clogging

my mouth and throat anymore

i want (us) to rise

emerging brilliant

hard and glowing

: glittering

i want (us) to dance

our bodies softening

healing

a tender music on our skins

i want red sounds to come

out of our mouths

blue words around

our heads a crown

of imagination and possibility

a fresh prayer on our palms

: heard

: recognised

: comforted

: respected

i want (us) to be

not adrift

but part of the sea

#HerStoryMakesHistory

#shoutyourvision

#internationalwomensday2021