Red cloth
I lie on the ground
otherwise nothing could hold
I put my hand on the ground
the membrane is gone
and nothing does hold
your place in the ground
is all of it
and it is breathing
- JEAN VALENTINE
The Burrowing Poems
burrow -
(1) to lodge, hide, or take refuge in any deep or concealed place
(2) a passage or gallery formed under the skin
(1) to lodge, hide, or take refuge in any deep or concealed place
(2) a passage or gallery formed under the skin
