Reverend
lichen
careful man, hey
you
yes, you!
with the suit
and the beanie hat-
folded hands
hands bathed in contradiction
let those grinning demons in!
our crowded hearts echo of repent
each ringing in your hollows
Q-tip squeaky clean..
O, Reverend
Mend me!
teach me
how to take and take and take,
and still look upon this turning world with empty eyes
Like no lives are at stake!
Like we are actually brave
Like we are really awake
As if all is only
left or right
black or white
day until night
lines then spaces
words only prayer
worlds
built upon prayer
never can one do harm without intent
never would a holy man
two hands
sewn by God—
you must be remembering wrong.
Sep 25, 2018
Sep 25, 2018 at 8:53 PM UTC
Reverend
lichen
careful man, hey
you
yes, you!
with the suit
and the beanie hat-
folded hands
hands bathed in contradiction
let those grinning demons in!
our crowded hearts echo of repent
each ringing in your hollows
Q-tip squeaky clean..
O, Reverend
Mend me!
teach me
how to take and take and take,
and still look upon this turning world with empty eyes
Like no lives are at stake!
Like we are actually brave
Like we are really awake
As if all is only
left or right
black or white
day until night
lines then spaces
words only prayer
worlds
built upon prayer
never can one do harm without intent
never would a holy man
two hands
sewn by God—
you must be remembering wrong.
