ancient roles

Unattainable, ~ The moon and the lizard with ~ Puffed throat. Ancient sport.

"Moon, you are getting worse and worse.

Lying around in pretty satin,

your hair fixed all careful like a widow.

I capture this lizard and house it

in my hands. Feel the scratching.

We look at each other between my fingers,

he as Dante and I as the ghost,

the Lost-in-the-Night, the daughter

of faith built on common ground. While you,

old moon, play safe, safe, beautiful and safe."

~Safe and Beautiful by Linda Gregg