A Field of Blades

I once stood in a field
I stood in a field once
Once, I stood in a field
I stood once, in a field
In a field I once stood

Sky reacher

A single blade of grass
Among the heather
Rigid and seeding
Unbecoming against the sun

A blade of grass in a field
In a field, a blade of grass
A blade in a field
A field of blades

I fell once
In a field
Once in a field I fell
Cleaved

A field above my head
A blade jutting from the heather
A spindly, silent marker
I lie alone in a field of grass

Judy McAmis is a poet, yoga instructor, sound healer, and wild spirit. She is a native New Englander who loves music, nature, travel, and her animals. Her work is heavily influenced by her life experiences, people she has met, the occult, and the mythological diaspora. She has published poems in Deraciné, ParABnormal Magazine, The Banshee: The Leading Magazine for Women Who Scream, The Banyan Review, and Pensive Literary Journal.