Paint me vibrant on your altar,
Set me marble in your hall,
Lift me dripping from the water,
Chip me out of frescoed wall.
Sort my ashes from the fire,
Unravel me from tapestry,
Melt me down and forge me over:
I'm still unwhole. I'm still unholy.
-- Copyright 2007 Maddie Ruud
"Action 1" is a project, born Jan 31, 2007, involving the free distribution of original poetry. I give permission to forward this message as a whole, unaltered, via email, but reserve the rights of publication, web and print.
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