Lena Chipman shares poem, ‘Another World,’ for Prism Pages
This cavern of spectacle
This sky of brilliant stars
I want to be with you
I want to live with you
Touch all of your sparkle, all of your glimmer
Bask in your glow
Skin upon skin, hot scent of sweat
Scream the words, whisper the moans
One people, the truth of pure love
Together we rise…
Our paths are winding
Our lives entwined
Across the largest seas, the longest journeys
We’re never apart
Let me in (your worlds, your lives)
See me (your eyes, your hearts)
I want to go back
I never want to leave
My chains are gold, the hooks cold iron
Pulling me back
Tearing me away from you
I wish it wasn’t so
But I will always be there for you
If you’ll let me in (your worlds, your lives)
If you’ll see me (your eyes, your hearts)
If you’ll remember me (your thoughts, your words)
Promise me you won’t forget?
And I’ll dance with you forever
I’ll tear myself free
Bloody wounds to soft scars
But then I’ll fly to you
And I’ll kiss you in crimson joy
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