come black rain
come ocean
come purple friendship pier
this is the boded juncture
the unholy revolution
the infernal new tomorrow
to magnificently eclose
the twice forbidden fruit
the flesh and oily curdle
to be reborn
dew linen running ink
against skin and battered maple
to cover over all
no broad or jealous curtain
to loom and underpin secure
© Curtis Ackie 2024
Phillipe Ducollet-Michaëlef, Déesse - Mère, vierges saintes, vierges «hindoues» (detail), (between 2006 and 2020)