From the grass the insects hummed

JESSICA NENO CLOUD

April 5, 2020

I was born on another watery planet 

When I first became a separate sliver 

Off of, out of the divine

A royal lineage

Deep beyond the

DNA of this world

When I was original

I swam among 

The thoughts of all my kin

And understood them as my own

This plane is confusing 

The souls here forget so fully 

And seem to care little about 

Preserving this watery world

I know this from that night

On the asphalt dancing alone 

And I asked the sky 

Why the people were forced apart

And from the grass the insects

Hummed 

And told me the answer

“So that they might come together”

And I swam among their thoughts and 

Knew them as my kin

“So that they might come together”

“They might come together”

JESSICA NENO CLOUD is a poet, mama of two wild things, and higher education fundraiser who lives in Hattiesburg, MS. She earned a Master of Arts degree in English literature from the University of Southern Mississippi. You can read more of her work on her Instagram page @jessicacloudpoetry.