Flashes of firelight dance on the canvas walls
An old woman hunches over a vat
Shifting shadows reveal our preoccupations
As corn is slowly ground
An old woman hunches over a vat
She and the contents are one
As corn is slowly ground
thrown into the fire, sending sparks
She and the contents are one
she has lived and died for this moment
thrown into the fire, sending sparks
as her life has lit up this world
She has lived and died for this moment
not a second too long or too short
as her life has lit up this world
she has begun to step into another
Not a second too long or too short
she laughs and sways, sending kisses
she has begun to step into another
her calloused feet spanning the gulf
She laughs and sways, sending kisses
she’s tethered to both worlds at once
her calloused feet spanning the gulf
she begins to untie the knot
she’s tethered to both worlds at once
she knows that this moment is fleeting
she begins to untie the knot
and smiles broadly as she steps through the gate