I thought I was growing wings —
it was a cocoon.I thought, now is the time to step
into the fire —
it was deep water.Eschatology is a word I learned
as a child: the study of Last Things;facing my mirror — no longer young,
the news — always of death,
the dogs — rising from sleep and clamoring
and howling, howling,nevertheless
I see for a moment
that’s not it: it is
the First Things.Word after word
floats through the glass.
Towards me.
Denise Levertov | “Seeing For a Moment”
(thanks ekphora!)
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