Caliban's Heart
by , 09-21-2010 at 10:31 PM (5239 Views)
This is for my friends, Prince and Andrea, and for someone else I love very much.
Caliban's Heart
On the day that you pushed me
into harm's way,
did you think that
love would save you then?
Watching your eyes,
so clear now
I can see forty feet straight down,
but then you come,
into our house,
into our home,
and the veil lowers,
like that of an animal dying;
Will my love help you now?
What if I gave you a coat
made from wishes I have for you,
conceived before you were born,
that I have taken from the lining of
God's pocket
and weave them into
something softer than silk
and warmer than fur;
Will that save you from
the cold fury of outer space?
the private loathing you express only in your dreams?
the fearful loneliness of Caliban's heart?
I'm waiting (still, always) for you
to cleave from yourself
the black felt that
entombs your soul
I wait
I wait
I wait
Qimissung
September 2010



