Knowing and Known

Knowing and Known

Night falls on our circle of secrets. 

We stir with the wind

That sweeps us;

Teases out our stories. 

Word by word

We shed our skins.

Monsters?  No. 

Sisters and brother,

Candlelit, laughing, weeping,

Shouting truth louder than thunder;

Safe and honest

In our shelter from the rain. 

You live in our silence. 

We are prophets and priests. 

Our pasts crisscross

Again. Again. And yet again.

We walk backwards and see our sisters.

Our brother leads us with pain held high. 

We know where he's been,

And he is beautiful. 

Our scars revealed,

Washed by rain,

Bound by secrets,

Lit by truth,

We study the threads that connect us.

Indisputable proof. 

We are not alone. 

Siblings in secrets,

Stormed by redemption,

Washed by acceptance,

We depart, knowing and known,

And we are blessed.