From Emanuel Xavier:
MUSE
for Willi Ninja
Like a coy diva you haunt discreetly
awakening my thoughts with subtle whispers
prompting me to fulfill the promise
as we held hands from a certain end
the magic already withdrawn from your eyes
forced to walk a destiny arriving too early for the ball
The liveliest memory of us is parked just outside the piers
under the bright lights of a clear night
Praying to the waters of Yemaya y Ochun
There was no need to ask that I write this poem
Without words or tears it is lifeless
This is only a shadow of legendary
because it comes from a withered heart
These limbs are already fractured
unable to unlock limitations and click inspiration
Your House is waiting
Your children
stretched across a cold floor
in every pose you left behind
staring at a ceiling without stars
while your mother holds their sorrow
They will dance only to the echoes of your soul
as you dare to claim the clouds under your heels
Myself, I will rest upon the ashes of your dreams
until the sky falls
© 2006 by Emanuel Xavier for Pier Queen Productions.