Ink stains fingers
Inverted chroma cognition
Familiar words from alien lips
A hiccup of shadows
Darkness
Stillness
Cocoon
Flume of hot wind
Desert sand whips hair
Soldered eyes block granules
Teeth clench tongue
Hunkered
Immobile
Fetal
Two days, three, nine
Night glow permeates
Ventriloquist of daylight
Type and shadow senses
Captured
Surrender
Defeat
Khamsin gasps silenced
Sand particles levitate mid air
Soft wool around shoulders
Spirit whispers comfort
Rescued
Return
Home
Waft of chamomile
Walls and roof surround
Shelter fire in hearth
Melody hums and croons
Oasis
Haven
Father
Nubs protrude skin
Down transplants hair
Sheen of white and pearl
Wings unfold for flight
Restored
Transformed
Phoenix
10 January 2010
