I advise
the devil to return the gifts
I advise
the hours of love to languish
I feel
divided in meltwater and tears
the deaf
visions reminisce
I advise
the soap to conjure the sick
out from
under its rotting leaves
while the
harvest levels the field
and I still
doubt whether I will ever fully recover.
Every day there is something
ugly and cold to sing about
like
something sung without front teeth
and every
day there is something beautiful too.
I have
written it on the inside of the bark of trees
I have
tasted it in the cores of apples
my tongue wanders around
teeth marks of ruins
I write
about it
I have
cried in front of even you
I withdraw
when needed yes
I rebuild
quietly
and I still
doubt whether I will ever fully recover.
Every day there is something
ugly and cold to sing about
like
something sung without front teeth
and every
day there is something beautiful too.
