Hesitations Outside the Door (III) by Margaret Atwood, 1970


***


What do you want from me
you who walk towards me over the long floor

   your arms outstretched, your heart
   luminous through the ribs

      around your head a crown
      of shining blood

         This is your castle, this is your metal door,
         these are your stairs, your

            bones, you twist all possible
            dimensions into your own