dancing scylla

scylla & charybdis - twin monsters in the sea's storm

there is a summer rain that
darkens the horizon, that
steals the light, stains a
blight
plague ridden, plaque hidden
i am in the quiet clouds
before the storm /

at the back of my throat i
the hefty ozone of grief
hits my throat, takes my voice
but you are, we are, i am,
are,
the grief given life
do not grieve it do not
shy
away from it

bare yourself, your innards
the butterfly that leaves its
cocoon
do not forget this simple truth
all flowers grow in time,
with sun, with water, even in
the storm,
turn the downpour to /

flows, rhymes, the blues to your
singing heart, screeching pain,
the art that
keeps you afloat,
do not forget your waterway roots, 
the moon who pushes tides
also pushes you
to live, breathe, create it
all /

A/N: Cranes in the Sky by Solange, HOWWEFLOW by GENA. Songs to consider.