In Another Lifetime

In another lifetime,
we were subversive anchorites.
The women and children
hid in the back of the cave,
where they learned to sing
their own songs.


You smuggled the grains and fruit
under your robes.
Like a magician,
I made sure that the politicians
turned a blind eye.

Together we made costumes
and during the festivals
when no one was looking we
built a road to a new world.

That was a keeper.

Susan Chandel
March 14, 2009