Revolution

Somewhere 

in that summer

we heard drums 

pounding in our ears

and hallelujahs 

swelled the blood

driving it upward 

to dwell in citadels

rising above 

landscapes of desire;

and we forced

those strongholds 

of the heart

to rail against laws 

tacked onto nature

like an afterthought: 

culture and civilization

struggled for release

lost their grip

and a new world

was born