vulnerable we are

like an infant

we need each other’s care 

or we will suffer

-

'I won’t take no for an answer'

God began to say to me

when He opened His arms 

each night - wanting us 

to dance

-

I wanted to be a hermit 

and only hear the hymns of the earth

and the laughter of the sky

and the sweet gossip of 

the creatures on my limbs

the forests

I wanted to be a hermit 

and not see another face

look upon mine and tell me 

I was not all the beauty in this world

for so many faces do that

cage us

the wings we have 

are so fragile

they can break 

from just one word

or a glance 

void of love

I wanted to live in that cloister 

of light’s silence

because - is it not true -

the heart is so fragile 

and shy

-Catharine of Siena-