Light Building in the Pupil

Eye, by Krisjanis Mezulis

Birdcatcher, the birds you want are thirsty,

so you open the wine vat and let the fragrance draw us.

This is the wine the magi brought as a gift,

and the wine musk that led them.

There are certain night-wanderers

that you especially want. Not the drunkards,

and not the ones who just carry cups to others.

This is how it is to come near you.

A wave of light builds in the black pupil

of the eye. The old become young.

The opening lines of the Qur'an open still more.

Inside every human chest is a hand, but it has nothing

to write with. Love moves further in where

language turns to fresh cream on the tongue.

Every accident, and the essence of every being,

is a bud, a blanket

tucked into a cradle, a closed mouth.

All these buds will blossom.

In that moment you will know what your grief was,

and how the seed you planted has been miraculously growing.