I would beg on bent knee
for all the gods to bring you
back to me
We were giants once
Do you remember?
The days we basked in
the sunlight
On the rocks, where the waves
crashed down upon us
Skin warmed and kissed
by the dying rays
I would beg on bent knee
for all the gods to bring you
back to me
When we became shrunken
like the voodoo heads
That hang in car windows
Do you remember?
You smiled back at me
Crookedly, lovingly
Your tender heart could
not bear the darkness
As I have welcomed it in
Easily, like an old friend
And I'd rip these trees
Root and stem
Beg on bent knee
For you, back again
And where will I stand?
When the earth opens up
and swallows me whole
Like the hole in my heart
Back in the place I left you
is where you'll find me
Down on bent knee
Earth rumbling with anger
I'll never be free
©2020 Christina Jackson
Oct 12, 2020
Oct 12, 2020 at 10:22 AM UTC
I would beg on bent knee
for all the gods to bring you
back to me
We were giants once
Do you remember?
The days we basked in
the sunlight
On the rocks, where the waves
crashed down upon us
Skin warmed and kissed
by the dying rays
I would beg on bent knee
for all the gods to bring you
back to me
When we became shrunken
like the voodoo heads
That hang in car windows
Do you remember?
You smiled back at me
Crookedly, lovingly
Your tender heart could
not bear the darkness
As I have welcomed it in
Easily, like an old friend
And I'd rip these trees
Root and stem
Beg on bent knee
For you, back again
And where will I stand?
When the earth opens up
and swallows me whole
Like the hole in my heart
Back in the place I left you
is where you'll find me
Down on bent knee
Earth rumbling with anger
I'll never be free
©2020 Christina Jackson
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