Being with a horse
After so many years of wanting to be with a horse
Sweet sweat, adrenalin, breathless, breathe — a mare

Simple.

Indefinable this perfectness, this fear, the rush, the sun and yearning
to be trust and trusted,

There are no real words

Clicks and hums and kisses and soft whispered nothings in your ear
your face, mane, flank

A nip on my elbow turning back to paddock
It doesn’t matter
I love you, love this, still, more.

Stephanie Silva directed her own modern dance company in New York City and is a student of American poet...

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