[Poetry]

absence of time / money and honey

“feed them to your sisters”

by Friquita Francis

feed them to your sisters
your desire as intricate as dominos
as shy as slow couriers
a maze, as lost as a subservient muse
tick tock
decay
wear and tear
the walk with a shadow of a shadow of a shadow
the conversation with a barrel

his ribs are starting to show
his mind is starting to go
somewhere down, where the slow river flows

absence of time
money and honey
are you naked yet?
does your early morning rhyme?

does anyone know, without a doubt.if the worm ever dies?
has she forgotten herself, is the mirror her disguise?

maybe I am your father
or maybe you were my lover
maybe i was your mother
or your savior undercover

i’m waiting patiently for a single dance on top a musical note
or an angel taking sail on a vessel from my throat

:::

Wednesday 10/13/10 at 9:41pm

Feed Them To Your Sisters

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