Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Ethsmé (FA)

there have been dozens
I've called Sarah Jane
each a lioness
with cloudy dirt caught
in her eyes
defacing mountains
breaking the teeth
in my small mouth

your hills are more wild
crests of calloused gold arrive
in the treelines
and when the winter plays
she spins her breath
like scores of wool
tight across your thigh

my mouth and eyes are closed
I've been bowing for five months

Ethsmé
all I could do was lie

your bed
of strong grass and wildflowers
won't be so quick
to the whisper of sparks
come this fire season

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