Learning ...

We sit together

In a darkened cave,

Raising up our lanterns

To shine

On one another’s faces.

We leave the sheltered waters

And set forth,

Defying wind and current

On the sulky seas,

To steer true to our star.

We still ourselves to listen

To the song and to the silence,

Hushing our chatter

Until we hear

Whispers of broken hearts.

We love as the wind loves,

Moving mountains of air

Across continents

So that a breeze might caress

One tear-stained face.

We take off our blindfolds

With slow and trembling fingers,

Facing our terror

Of our own nakedness

Until we see glory.