The roundness in her back
Too many years of carrying other folks’ burden
She is unable to straighten

A frown outlines her mouth
Excessive doses of disappointment
Her smile removed

Eyes left without emotion
Matters of the heart are distant
She stares into dark places in her mind

Spirit lifted
Body illuminating
Smile radiant
Eyes glittering
She dances into another dimension
Her struggle is over

Desta

“Writing is a potion of devotion, magical, mysterious and mighty” Desta

"Love is like the sea. It's a moving thing, but still and all, it takes its shape from the shore it meets, and it's different with every shore. ”
Zora Neale Hurston