And I Wonder… “love? ” Poem by Indigo Rose Christman

A tiny bird: my heart, my soul
Peaceful in it’s cage of flesh and ivory
Surrounded by many birds…
They too, dwelling in ivory, flesh
My dormant bird
My ignorant flesh
Come upon another
We are befriended
I think nothing of it
My tiny bird schemes.
A day like any other
“Look up, ” says my heart
My befriended in sight
“And love, ” says my soul
My bird takes flight.
And day after day…
I gaze upon this bird
Through its bars of ivory
And it’s flesh transforms
From simple to beautiful
My heart flutters
My soul sings
And I wonder… “Love? ”