Maybe It Is Forever Having To Be Certain

maybe it is forever having to be certain
as in the tale of Sleeping Beauty that
all the spinning wheels are banned

to the last one in the Kingdom
so that the curse at hand is averted.
somehow, there is always one left

and one spindle is all that is needed
to cause her not to awake
for such a long time.

who can cut through the briars now
that have grown so thick around her
around us all.

when will we awake and if we do
will we recall the dreams
that came to us then

or will the same danger await us
some languorous afternoon
in another curious disguise

in a palace full of lies

and we repeat the miserable pantomime
the same scene in the same recurring and

intransigent play.
and you and I
on some revolving stage

that bodes no good.

o earth, desist.
and oh my soul
find out the secret room

where death awaits
for all your lovely childhood's sake
and vanquish it

with Light.

before the perilous night returns
and banishes us
again.

mary angela douglas 7 august 2019