For Jenna and Sarina
as old as life—
this life you hold
in cradled arms,
against the breast
inside which beats
a heart possessed,
awakened to
sensations new
and tender
beyond measure.
her gentle cries,
the clearest language
ever spoken;
in her eyes
the deepest mirror,
never broken.
as old as life—
this life you hold
in cradled arms,
against the breast
inside which beats
a heart possessed,
awakened to
sensations new
and tender
beyond measure.
her gentle cries,
the clearest language
ever spoken;
in her eyes
the deepest mirror,
never broken.
