Universe
Don’t you realize
that you
are the universe
You are charged
with a force
that makes lightning strike
and hunger rise inside you
like a plea
You are everything
that glows and glistens,
the vibrant constellations,
the spit between your teeth
is infused
with the breath
of the wild
So howl at the moon,
bleed out what’s within you,
for your soul
is the dust
of the earth,
of your mother,
of the rain that falls like mist
upon the mountains
and cleanses you
once more