Jerusha Rai sirens

SIRENS
lullaby for madmen
can't separate
the song from silence
when the sacred
breath is dancing
and its time
my blood as ink
a dark place to think
and echoes of sirens
blood runs thick
mud and sticks
you come out of hiding
when the sea
cradles me
i won't float
corals on my body
and the moon in my throat