spiral dance
spiral dance
thousands of years ago
we marked our flesh
men hunted
women stripped the carcass
blood thirst satisfied
the long dead frolicked
civility peaked about
we marked the earth
men ploughed
women planted magic
hunger satisfied
the long dead waltzed
came need to know
we marked the page
men taught
women watched and waited
knowledge satisfied
the long dead whirled
church illuminated
we marked the soul
men preached
women heard and worried
piety satisfied
the long dead reeled
millennia vanished
we mark each other
men kill women
and children follow
nothing satisfies
the long dead frenzy
