The Light In You Poem by Elna Nel

the road is long
and cumbersome
bump up and down
between sorrel
and white bushes
to your straight
back -
you tread
sure on flat
brown slate
where a scorpion
might hide
your feet
dent the soil

and along the way
you look back
to see if I'm on
track even now
between dark
and dew
past the borehole
to the fresh
water tank
where the calendula
flower blooms
out of nothing

the rope between
you and me
is frayed
and less white
with nips
where knots have been

but the voice
of your hands
wears a sheep
and healing herbs
grows on your tongue

the light in your
loin spreads
cleaner rays
just for me

and like God
you forgave
me again