A maniacal fist
Busts through the circular opening
Glass there, but thinner
Shatters
A solid routine, almost sleeping
His laughter shakes the girl alive
Her voice doesn’t work
To send the wild eyes screaming
Laughter, only laughter
As the fingers strain for lock
.
911
The dial tone
It sends me back to you
Those old walls
Those suspicious eyes
And dead as they are
Still you let me in
.
There’s a force by my side
New and eldred all the same
I no longer meet you at the door alone
And you
Your solitude also broken
An unknown young woman kneels near
Cloaked in wolfskin
She stares into me
And claims
Sister
.
A long strong tendril of the line
Sister
Wolf Sister
Come to claim me
Answering my call
Come to show me
This lost but not forgotten
Wild and primal source
Ready
Ready
Alive
.
Later
The head is severed, hanging
The furskin lies manicured on the wooden floor
And I’m left, saddened
With none to reflect
On separations that occurred
How far back did this happen?
This primal nature
Wild eyed and laughing
Banished to psych wards and jailhouses
Begging on roadsides
Needles hanging from sinew
While the world drives by
Forgetting the medicine
.
You, Sister
You, Brother
Busting through a sleepy-eyed forgetfulness
Laughing at, yet holding me
Reminding
Reminding
You are here
My Sister
My Brother
Wolf Medicine
Spit flying and coat
Shimmering with the wind
Teaching family
And snarling incisors
On Time and out of Time
Dirty pads creeping past artificial realities
Busting through
Staring me down
Claiming me
Showing me what’s Real
Showing me you’re here
Thank you
Thank you
Thank you
Wolf Medicine
Letting Go 