It's Still Life

Defy the Sky

Thunder shakes the stars
as if running naked,

and the man and his woman
sip thin soup, and listen
to thunder’s unspeakable wisdom.

Their child, Binti Mbuzi,
is a tall slim girl with a timeless heart,
fresh as the sky shines blue.

But this night is a blinding darkness,
born to defy the sky,

and the goats sleep,
only to wake if the world should fall.

And the woman tells her girl,
Never look too deep in water
when tragedy looks after you.

14-words. #12 (draft) of The Goatherd. Some artwork is created using Midjourney AI (AI MJ), and is identified as such in the ALT text or captioned. Imagery and poems ©Misky 2023.