Friday, October 13, 2017

BONNIE 'PRINCE' BILLY
“The Seedling”

I go out back to look up at her
Smiling unluckily at my red fur
And into my own I meld my nose
My full-sized child is fully unclothed

Birdies say I got no children, birdies never know
In my hidden life I’ve made a seedling grow

When it is cold I shelter her in
The wazimy warmth of the monkey skin
And into my own I fold my head
My full-sized child with full-sized spread

Birdies say I got no children, birdies never know
In my hidden life I’ve made a seedling grow

Hawks and doves and power fists
Black hand gripping our kid’s wrists
Lanterns and arrows and little monk fish
They grant my every child wish

And birdies say I got no children, birdies never know
In my hidden life I’ve made a seedling grow
Birdies say I got no children, birdies never know
In my hidden life I’ve made a seedling grow

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