How art thou fallen from Heaven
O Lucifer, son of the morning?…
–Isaiah 14:12
oh where have you fallen to
son of the morning
beautiful lucifer
bringer of light
it is all shadow
in heaven without you
the cherubim sing
kaddish
and even the
solitary broth
has risen from his seat
of stones he is holding
they say a wooden stick
and pointing toward
a garden
light breaks
where no light was before
where no eye is prepared
to see
and animals rise up to walk
oh lucifer
what have you done
— Lucille Clifton
