Rainbow Spray

Illustration by Jon Juarez

Illustration by Jon Juarez

My future people⠀
Blood of my blood⠀
The sprouted seeds of a vision⠀

They pledge allegiance to the sun⠀
Hands held over their hearts⠀
Humming in gratitude with the plants ⠀

Naked volunteers lay upon the smooth sand of a high tide⠀
Feeling salt on their skin—⠀
A lesson on shimmering⠀

On any Midsummer's night I might find⠀
Virgins seated upon stones⠀
Teaching their bright bodies ⠀
The silence of cold⠀

Veiled acolytes kneel close to the ground⠀
Lighting lanterns ⠀
Receiving communications ⠀
from a glow they know to be holy⠀

A distant and anxious lover sit in contemplation⠀
Regarding the Phalaenopisis, temperamental orchid⠀
Admiring its ephemeral elegance ⠀

A people in good standing with the earth ⠀
A people in good standing with the stars⠀
A people in good standing with all things beautiful⠀

I drink the water escaping from this dam ⠀
Pressing my face close to these miraculous cracks⠀
Bathing in the rainbow spray

I am thirsty like you ⠀
For the kind of water⠀
That runs free⠀