Write
write what you cannot bear
to lay down in a grave
without having written it
write what your ashes--
scattered over waters of
your choosing--
would refuse to return
to earth's dusty crust
write the secrets you have
refused
your children, the embraces
your lover will never get
let the words dare you and
damn you
to truth, to the gawk of
respectable women
who label you because they
have no imagination
and even less bravery
travel the world, yes...
but if you do not leave
the 30 blocks of school, of
home,
of church, of grocery store
travel the exotic twists
within your veins,
a better terrain to discover
the wonders of the world
write of this world
and be amazed.
© Valerie Bridgeman
June 29, 2012
in Salvadore Bahia Brazil
