A Hymn
Madison Yardumian
Fragrance drifts
through the air
like worship
wrecked
by the wind in my eye
Love will not look to me
but for you
I will ossify
if beauty is desire
press me against
a window
and call me stained glass
If promise is vacancy
grip the tender in my voice
& seep
into spokeness
Maybe love isn't
what we give
but what refuses
to fall
apart
The cathedrals
we build
with the gleam
in our eyes
through the air
like worship
wrecked
by the wind in my eye
Love will not look to me
but for you
I will ossify
if beauty is desire
press me against
a window
and call me stained glass
If promise is vacancy
grip the tender in my voice
& seep
into spokeness
Maybe love isn't
what we give
but what refuses
to fall
apart
The cathedrals
we build
with the gleam
in our eyes