With these Hands

with these hands
-palms with webs of enchanted spiders
long delicate fingers
once bitten fingernails-
I create a new wide world

with one touch
-the ebony and ivory glossified reflections
natural beauty crescendoed diminuendoed
by this false truth-
I paint my picture

with one stroke
-the stiff starched bright white
the smooth soft faded yellow
the power to teach move love-
I share my story

with one seed
-rich deep earthy perfume
from black rises stars
lilies roses sage orchid-
I brighten day and night

with one flash
-feelings caught in moments
moving scenes of dreams and death
of sweet melancholy joy-
I keep my past

with one love
-open hands share lives, tell stories
soothe aching breaking souls
intertwined fingers unify-
I create a new wide world