Magic Words: A Hand Turned Upward
(Written at the Fir Acres Workshop for Writing and Thinking, Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon. Last one, I promise)
Hands open showing
innocence, confusion, helplessness
free to do
or be done with
Free
for anything to happen to them
To catch
if something comes near
to hold in
a ray of light
To accept a gift
Passive hands
waiting to see
what will happen
Questioning
the world
of its wanta
Its needs
catching the sun, if need be
shining through
The darkness.