
October 15, 2024
Animal Birth
There are no words in origin
Out of the body, the body within
Inside the body, genesis awake
Earthquake minutes before midnight
All this time & now this time again
The universe begats a form, animate climber
Her heart, pure clear flame, tinder-caught
The way life continues its play, anti-entropic
Eyes forming to witness suns on water
Everything on hand to watch air move
Blue vine planted on the border, glorious morning
To be seen, light grows fingers, face & toes.
POEM BY
Qayyum Johnson

ARTWORK BY SUIKO MCCALL
Eyes forming to witness suns on water, 2024.
Watercolor on paper, 15x11".