Cave Fish –

undeveloped Eyes there darting about your ankle

in the Water they swim in and out here

longing to come ashore with a Message from below

that All is well with the World

or Else it is tipsy drunk on Wine and prisoners

call to it here in the Darkness the Medicine Man

Sits cross-legged and Solemn in the Earth – We

are imprisoned by Our Minds

hauling water to the fire our hands hot

to the touch We pray

for Freedom of the Spirit from the

Churches to the jails

lighting up the Sky with our Pride our

hands held out to

those in Need in

this great Machine – fireflies

pulse slowly in the Night’s air

out of Reach of Mind’s

Eye; you will

see them in your dreams, the

Spider there on your bunk

is your Companion, Bear Heart said,

it is alive with Nature

even behind barbed wire, out of Reach

of Sentry’s gun it spins its web

a testament to your Enduring Strength

behind these bars you who

would hear the hawk and teach the fish

to see at last in this dark dungeon --