what does she do with her hands?
they lie in her lap, and her tapestry falls to the floor
when the woven basket that carried food to the table
breaks under the weight of time,
my daughter will starve
what does she do with her hands?
they lie in her lap, and her tapestry falls to the floor
when the clay that sculpted gods
is dried and cracking and lacking water,
my son too will die of thirst
what does she do with her hands?
they lie in her lap, and her tapestry falls to the floor
when the leaves that adorned the pillows of our bed
burn up in the fire of technology's rumbling belly
there will be no desire to touch the world
and what should she do with her hands?
she must pick them up from her lap
and heal the earth.
Oct 31, 2010
Oct 31, 2010 at 6:03 PM UTC
what does she do with her hands?
they lie in her lap, and her tapestry falls to the floor
when the woven basket that carried food to the table
breaks under the weight of time,
my daughter will starve
what does she do with her hands?
they lie in her lap, and her tapestry falls to the floor
when the clay that sculpted gods
is dried and cracking and lacking water,
my son too will die of thirst
what does she do with her hands?
they lie in her lap, and her tapestry falls to the floor
when the leaves that adorned the pillows of our bed
burn up in the fire of technology's rumbling belly
there will be no desire to touch the world
and what should she do with her hands?
she must pick them up from her lap
and heal the earth.