POEM
For MJC 3
by Andrea Campbell
Let's wrap each other in
the velvet of our hearts.
Let's nourish verses which
Heal broken water jugs.
I am here now
I await your return
Fierce, free of the bitterness
We harvested below sea level.
Let's hide in the hollows of
trees and chirp like blue-
breasted-birdlings
Clasping hands
Let's speak only of reunion
Warmth and the comfort of
abandoned youth.
Cheek on cheek, let's rub feet.
Let's forgive boldly!
The hunger of desertion
Satiated by timeless
Understanding.