Confession
by Bevan McShea
Swim
In the Guidance of
My Beloved
I built a pillar for All the Stars
To Sea
I sang a song to make
Jesus Smile
And then I died
That my child may be made
Alive
I forged a sword that could divide the armor
Of any man that it slams
(Split the mind
Split the planet)
And I threw it into the vast expanse of the Atlantic
And it will bloom as a flower
In a thousand years
(Princeton, 2007)