an addendum to an earlier post...

a little birdy told me


listen here
listen close
from open heart
to willing host
take this seed
plant it deep
forever may
your soul it keep
do not fret
do not frown
never find yourself trod down
never prune the boughs
nor thin the green
though through the leaves
nay you be seen
allow these words
to grow while you sleep
...
self doubt and pity are
cheap cheap cheap




with chameleon's skins
and owls's eyes
she watches close
and with muffled cries
exposes truth
and buries lies
with no sweet beginning
no bitter end
no happy lives here to pretend
fie! the first
fie! the last
that blackened
that gorged
that heart with blood amassed
from a thousand lovers
of all who gave
without remorse
without repent
and no repast
every second
of every minute
of every hour
everlast