a deliberate earthing

I.
“I am deliberate
and afraid
of nothing.”
An act of will that
    mourns wonder
    weaves magic –

– Quoted words from “New Year’s Day” by Audre Lorde

II.
“Green essence pooled again in my eyes, which paint the grass, which will later bloom in the memories of animals.”
I as earth
    I as animal
    woke as essence of green –

– Quoted words by Alejandra Pizarnik

To hide in this sun

rebellion consists in looking at a rose
until your eyes are crushed

– Alejandra Pizarnik

It is only a semblance, this rose
petalled black –
to sunrise then
    we rise against

to hide in this sun until your
crushed eyes
become rose, become
    a petalled green

Re(writing/interpreting) Primitive Eyes by Alejandra Pizarnik