Flame Lily

I come from them

I come from them

Those flame lilies that grew

Despite the darkness of deep waters

I come from them

These women of religion

Women of the cloth

Of faith

Who cradle their faith close to their chests

With heavy but sturdy arms

Women of God

These women who love

With no pause but plenty caution

Who love with no man around

These women who'll sit me under clears skies

To tell me of when they were girls too

Those flame lilies

Those flame lilies

Those

I come from these women

Who never cry to save face

These women of no affection

Women of prayer

Bruised knees and stifled years

Those flame lilies that grew

These whores

These Madonnas

Of light and dark

These saints, these sinners

Of light and dark

I come from these women

Who birthed the sun

The Sun people

I come from the sun and the flame

Sun

Flame

Sun

Flame

I come from the sun