Kingdom

When your Name fell into my body,

every question in my mind

was answered by a single breath,

So’ham.

The distance wasn’t great

from the crown to the breastbone.

Why did the journey take

ten thousand lives?

All I know is, there’s a kingdom

in my ribs now

whose government is the silence

of a boundless glow,

whose warmth keeps circling

every form and creature

like a conch shell

full of wings and sunsets.

When I stand at the center

I have no enemies.

Everyone I meet is called

the Friend.