The woman sees the future

fate is lying at her feet
she is fearful of waking it

it sleeps so soundly
this creature of the
millennium

she knows that
to look
into its face
is dangerous.

once she has done it
there will be
terrible consequences
she knows

but she does not yet know
what sort of beast
this is

what name it carries
what songs it sings

and what buildings
and hearts these songs
will shake.