A girl will scare your demons
and they will saunter—
never promising a perpetual departure
but a woman will fold them
writhe them till they are denied the aura of breath.
a girl will lead you out of egypt
lead you to the red sea
and flee—for the war wears more ravages
but a woman will part the read sea
lead you through dispersed wildernesses
till you emerge a denizen of the land of canaan.
a woman is the blood
smeared on your doorjamb
a girl picks you up
a woman levitates you till you break the tentacles of gravity.
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