“Everything lost is found again…
… Everything hurt is healed again”
for K.S.
Persephone descends
her mother weeps abysmal
the world turns dark and cold
Shadows creep into corners
Corners wend and wind
and the figures reflect the maze and confusion
the cave becomes stifling and familiar
sleep blackness descent soma
Demeter listens
her daughter stirs bewildered
the sky is sharp and blue
Sunlight reaches and touches everything
Everything stretches and searches instinctively
aching toward the light
and the people experience
the breath and communion
beauty piercing and vital
awakened verdant passionate divine
and young
© Doreen Shababy 2018