In the graves
That are not graves
But the blue sky
I hear a song
That is not a song
For human ears
In the earth
That is not the earth
I hear the squish of naked feet
In the cold rain
In the burning snow
These are prayers
These are roots
Long and black
Under feet
That never stop
One after the other
Feet and prayers
And hidden roots
You hold out the burning stone
You wince
You vomit
You beg
You steal
You betray
Yes you betray
Everything to live
But there is nothing
To forgive
O Brother
O Sister
There is only a sky
That is not a sky
But a grave
And the earth
That is not the earth
But a betrayal
The sky
The earth
When I raise my eyes
When I walk
The song that I cannot hear
The prayer that I cannot chant
I must kneel
Endlessly in the dirt
And in the sky
To find my soul
