No Stranger

Against exile.

buddhist prayer flags placed on grassy green meadow

Who would draw

these margins drawing

blood press words 

into walls except to keep

us from these hands

this here that now whispers

take off your shoes

Author: Stacey C. Johnson

I keep watch and listen, mostly in dark places.

3 thoughts on “No Stranger”

    1. Thank you, Bartholomew! Navigating an uncertain period right now, and these are strangely grounding. : )

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