New/Year

We shed the skin of one year

lay bare the fragile bones

of fresh dreams

our serpentine souls slither forward

we know the way by heart

by heart we sing

by heart we dance

by heart we hope & pray

for good things

only good things

though ugly things will come

the spiral blesses everything

breath & blood & memory

and everything is holy

tears and laughter

pain and joy

life and death

we know

we know

we know

every thing

every thing

every thing

is love