Venus in Reverse

I heard the siren first, perfection out of tune.

Then all at once, in a big red truck

My angels showed up— 

Every one of them black and blue.

So I put on the cuffs I'd hung by the door 

(although they never asked me to)

And rode in the bed as we drove to the shore. 

On my knees I offered my best apologies

But my angels just laughed, and told me not to worry.

When I asked where we were going, they said,

“To witness the birth of a venus in reverse.”

The sun was setting when we arrived

Its golden blaze shone in my tired eyes

Seated and silent on the beach, my angels watched 

As my body breached the boundary

Between sky and the rippling horizon line

Suddenly, a splash burst from the sea:

Steady on her feet

After a decade long gestation,

There she stood naked

Soaked in froth and foam,

Singular in beauty, and on her own.

With a sun and moon one in the same 

Shining in hiding 

I contemplate my name.