Her Assembly
She takes herself back
retrieving the fragments
one by one.
She has her rituals.
After the pairing comes repair,
after assembly, reassembly.
She pierces her nose:
this is mine again
here, just so
this hole is a gem
it glimmers in light
She has her rites.
After being discovered, she rediscovers.
She is like one who places a flag on the moon,
hoisting herself.
She paints her toenails to reclaim territory:
this one is mine
and this one
now this one too is golden
She hangs herself with new linens
against a tender, fragile skin.
She recovers:
this is now private
this part is hidden
this too will remain unseen
She pins her hair
up and away
from the invasion of fingers and eyes.
She offers only wisps.
She has her observances:
these lashes were surrendered
one kiss at a time
blurring my reflection
Now she recaptures vision
one blink at a time
and sweeps the veil away.
She is consecrated.
She sets herself back in the world.
Just so.
She takes herself back
retrieving the fragments
one by one.
She has her rituals.
After the pairing comes repair,
after assembly, reassembly.
She pierces her nose:
this is mine again
here, just so
this hole is a gem
it glimmers in light
She has her rites.
After being discovered, she rediscovers.
She is like one who places a flag on the moon,
hoisting herself.
She paints her toenails to reclaim territory:
this one is mine
and this one
now this one too is golden
She hangs herself with new linens
against a tender, fragile skin.
She recovers:
this is now private
this part is hidden
this too will remain unseen
She pins her hair
up and away
from the invasion of fingers and eyes.
She offers only wisps.
She has her observances:
these lashes were surrendered
one kiss at a time
blurring my reflection
Now she recaptures vision
one blink at a time
and sweeps the veil away.
She is consecrated.
She sets herself back in the world.
Just so.