BITING INTO THE ROCK OF FAITH

Juan Osorno: A Little "Internal Estudies" series.  Decembrer 2015 

you hold space, composed
cradled in an unmarked palm
whispering "trust"
to old bruises, precise

never concerned with
a flinch or recoil
dismissed, perhaps
as something you think
you've seen before

wretched little thing, so-like
nerves coming back to life
compelled, stoked 
by a jaw-locked audience
pretending to sleep

we bump into each other
stars that swoon in concert
sprouting, born quiet
woke postures align 
coming into this mouth 
constellational guide