Innocence,
you are the brave myth
that never stops giving
to all the fractured ones
that were once held together
but now must reach,
from their broken parts,
to a beginning
that was never there
but might now be their truth.
Innocence, you lived whole
with Adam and his Eve,
among the rich loveliness
of the sacred garden
that held their hearts,
till the serpent came
and took you away
and hid you in
the desert of disgrace.
But now,
now is the time,
to let innocence rise
from out of the desert
and come and be with all who
want to live whole in the garden again.
4/9/2017