But this was something I had never seen before.
I had seen dragons, drag queens, blood-sucking ticks destroying my door,
leopards with beautiful eyes, the king inside his palace,
the family after dinner trying to comfort Alice,
the knowing look of young women, skillful bravery of animals
and trees going up to the sky, the patience
of putting inventions into practice,
and what is it that I spoke and need to speak again?
But this was something I had never seen before.
I’ve seen many things. But never this before.
The birth. The glimmering look of that far shore.