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