- Caitlin Keely Gemmell
Creation Myth
I slip through the autumn mist as
a cacophony of starlings
greet me
howdy darlin
we see you
radiant lioness hidden beneath a
(dull) hag cloak
Why do you dim your beauty
when all the world loves pretty?
I pause, then answer “I do not agree,
the world is obsessed with beauty true,
but few faithfully love deep to the marrow
I wear a cloak of invisibility for a simple reason
to remain free
sparrows are at liberty to fly anytime they desire
whilst flashy canaries are ensnared in cages
There are few who see me true
right down to my veins
stand beside me as I wax and wane
run wild and allow me to slip away
become one with the mist and rain
you see my soul as few are wont to do
therefore allow me to join you
I will gift you my voice
so you may chronicle my story
translate my sighs
carry me over the seas
and across the skies
the starlings readily agreed
and that is how they learned
to sing mythology

