I Am Offering This Poem
I am offering this poem to you,
since I have nothing else to give.
Keep it like a warm coat,
when winter comes to cover you,
or like a pair of thick socks
the cold cannot bite through,
I love you,
I have nothing else to give you,
so it is a pot full of yellow corn
to warm your belly in the winter,
it is a scarf for your head, to wear
over your hair, to tie up around your face,
I love you,
Keep it, treasure it as you would
if you were lost, needing direction,
in the wilderness life becomes when mature;
and in the corner of your drawer,
tucked away like a cabin or a hogan
in dense trees, come knocking,
and I will answer, give you directions,
and let you warm yourself by this fire,
rest by this fire, and make you feel safe,
I love you,
It’s all I have to give,
and it’s all anyone needs to live,
and to go on living inside,
when the world outside
no longer cares if you live or die;
remember,
I love you.
~ Jimmy Santiago Baca
BAT EYES
BAT EYES from The Voices Project on Vimeo.
Raw but tender. Beautifully made. An ode to love.
“Keep your radar turning and pick up everything that you love. But in the same time, be very sure that you find your own way in it and not be brought off your own path by all the things that happen in the world.” ~ Wim Crowel
Saw this on hernewleaf and decided to dress mine up too!
