Faith

You were found resting among other pearls swallowed in the midst of the ocean

We stood in lines along the sea’s edge whispering shadowy things about the edges in the water’s movements 

In the midst of building a wall, you struck like a maelstrom, 

Manifesting your image into the lining of our eyes

Moon-kisses hung upon your lips like a stuttering response, trailing

Malignant growths graced across your skin--tainted tattoos of an intoxicating beauty

You stung with each touch

and we struggled to grasp the awakening idea

Every sound you produced called to us, feeding like parasites

Enticed and irrational, we found ourselves facing what we idolized

Sliding into your mouth, we welcomed a forked tongue

“You saved us,” we screamed,

the words in the air forever hung.