A TETHER

 

is what we need.

A strand

 

that braids Trust

and Truth together,

 

that affixes

to a here and now.

 

It doesn’t matter

where we come from

 

if the hands

that hold the rope

 

grip it with experience,

strength and hope.

 

Where the tether attaches

becomes umbilical.

 

Becomes womb.

Sanctuary.