(after Yoko Ono)

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say:      I  have a woman inside my soul and
she is whispering a prayer      for the end of the world (clap twice)
an apocalyptic devotion      (deep bow)

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the woman is curled up      to the right of my heart
each beat sending ripples      through her body
crushed against ribcage      each breath
the warmth of her      filling me up / feverish

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how do I reconcile      with this woman inside my soul
(I wish I knew) but I am of the earth      earthy
and I don’t know      how to save the world

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I wish I knew      what she wants
I wish I knew      what she means to me