I was the symbol
The boy with a lantern
Slowly swinging to welcome strangers
From over the sea
We were symbolically signing
As they ended their singing
Songs of the land sung on the sea
We were sending them on
Through symbolic channels
Into the symbolic port
They called their destination
They’d be longing for more symbols
They’d been living for just a little meaning
To enter their symbolic lives
From Extremely Expensive Mystical Experiences for Astronauts (Conduit Books & Ephemera, 2024) by Dara Barrois/Dixon. Copyright © 2024 Dara Barrois/Dixon. Reprinted with the permission of the publisher.