Knotted women With whipped legs, full Siren Buddha orphan Four fingers and red mats Brown squares under their eyes Lives down the street some tag and sway Knotted women prefers it this way
King bed in clams Pearls replacing pupils Pills and a nice white Did a promise keep them A fellow hand wrapped in silk and wool
The sun cleanses knotted women Bathing child Swimming in muscle memory A letter is nothing A minute a mile away
Knotted women don’t keep time Don’t use things how they’re supposed to Right brained Hair pulled brick by brick Dreaming to touch Jupiter if they make it Shiva in the Himalayas
Knotted women are Satis’ sacrifice A severed limb Mermaids live with them They call each other sisters They soothe all the soil and turmoil They inspire miracles Knotted women