What I Know

Long-forgotten dreams

lay sleeping in your bones,

lifetimes of promises

buried deep like stones

but they are not yours to carry

over and over through time

and if you can just set them down

I promise you will find

your grandmothers’ prayers etched

in the palms of your hands

longing daily to show you

the promised land

and the secrets of the stars

you thought were out of reach

waiting patiently in each breath

for you to remember—and sing