kiitan

kin

you blessing you divine you goxd

the squirrels in me are made giddy by the birds in you

the birds in me soar alongside the horses in you

the horses in me gallop to the jackals in you

the jackals in you make prey of the fish in me

you make prey of me    i make prayer for you

the fish in me flock to the octopus/i in you

my tentacles meet your tentacles  

—   whichever they can

whenever they can   —  

and they touch     they hold on    

they make warm water

the deity in me conspires w the deity in you    

i’ll watch you    help you

make this world your bitch    

time is never time    

time is flat and brief

this world was yours in the past    

this world is yours in the future

this world is in your hands    

this world is your hands

no one can prove     really     that any of this existed

before you

i see you    

endless

look how the sun makes glow your face

look how the ocean parts for your body    

your offerings    

your energy

and returns to you in double

thank you for letting me see (you)     thank you for 

seeing (me)     thank you for your friendship

the lyric in me bows to the lyric in you

the lyrical you

happy birthday(👰🏿) to you    

glory(✨) to you on this day     —

the day when    

years ago    

everything erupted

into existence    

glory to you for what you make 

possible

w tenderness    

w wonder    

in kinship

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