You say in surrender, & suddenly 

I understand astronomy, 
how solar systems finish 
water, how much I need spit 

to live. You are enormous 
in my mouth astrology, 
Deuteronomy, love. 2 truths & a lie: 

You taste like honesty, 
grabba blunts in Brooklyn, 
honeybuns in bed when living is hard 

to hold. Orion & Omega, 
you'll name your kids someday 
& suddenly I know I'd be a good mayfly 

mother, Mrs. America, 
I've been looking at your maps lately, 

trying to understand Earth, 
Earthlings, Heaven cus I found this legend
latched to the parentheses around my spine. 

This microcosm man with a ladder
in his mouth. I'm your favorite 
rockstar & an apostle 

to the subway, til Sunday, 
in the sun. We dance 

like pearls & elephants. We grieve
like orishas in the ocean. I guess 

this means we're free.