Our prayers of narrow hope unfurlLike sudden petals. Captive to a tab of groundThe body opens itself, givesItself in supplication, Delicate, SpecificTo reprieve.Why bees crawl blindly back and forthWithin the cellIgnoring the inflorescence, The window ledge Furring with agonies of thirst,When they could fly awayCould floutThe iron bars, Aggrieves us, troubles our pleasFor freedom As unfettered movementAs the choice to come and […] The post The Pardon appeared first on America Magazine.
