El Espíritu De La Sol: A Poetic Ode to Spiritual Radiance by Witos
El Espíritu De La Sol
In the sun, I feel as one
In the rain I see her too
And in both, I see you
Your hands guide droplets of sap and jewels
A hummingbird percussionist plays
The caressing of your cheek
Moisturized
Praise the copper reef
Spinning from the spines of a tree
Sprung upon the crevices of your curves
Wrapped into a halo of a forgotten deity
Do you hear the whispers?
Have you fashioned the same spirit of the sun?
Droplets and sun kisses on your scalp
You know you are loved
This is your dawning
Your amethyst crusade
Just glow.
Glistening of final forms
A golden fawn of sequenced starlight
Two mini moons
Orbit your refined antlers
Six steps beyond
Your seedling footprints
Sing melodies of delightful nostalgia
You may spin jubilantly
Until you become the sun, the rain
More yourself
Complete the star sign
And rise.
Rise evermore.
Witos (he/him) is a Queer Hispanic poet from Massachusetts. He's an INFJ, Gemini, and most of all, a Babylonian Babe.
Photography by Christopher Campbell.