[20] "A Vertical Miracle"

A Vertical Miracle

By Deidre Price

If a stem situates itself in your hair,

I must believe only that it was born to be there.

I must believe that a seed had a calling

to push, push, push

out of its skin,

up through the ground,

into a new being 

tall enough to be seen.

You, too, are a vertical miracle.

If you situate yourself anywhere,

I must believe only that you are born to be there.

I must believe that your life has a calling

to push, push, push

out of your skin,

up through the ground,

into a new being 

tall enough to be seen.