before you wake up

 Before You Wake Up

For Selin Saleri

 

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Surrendering to pain

Never losing soul

Grieving in gutter

Not relinquishing hope

Inside prison walls

Taming rocks to feel

May bring you solace

For nurturing Hagia Sophia spirit

 

Find peace never felt before

But make sure

This is not a dream

Remember

Life imitates dreams

Before you wake up

Tell people you love

Never meant to hurt them

I’m you Hagia Sophia

 

I’m your Sophia

For Bisserra Pencheva

St. Sophia not talking

Flowers talk

Please listen

Rocks sing like paintings

Just watch Sophia’s dome

A perpetual climb of spirit

Marble and gold in motion

Light waves on ancient sounds

Rising echoes of columns

Do  souls enter matter?

Do they talk?

Am I hearing whispers ?

Do whispers say

“I feel you

Like yesterday

I’m you

Your Sophia”?