closed mouth
of a shopkeeper.
his finger
an abandoned
cross
the length
of jesus' spine.
forgive
the hush
of forgiveness, forgive
the state
of my house.
we open
early
no light
is first.
we single out
the second
sons
to copy
scripture.
the barber
the dentist
good
and absent.
morality
we use it
when two people
or more
run down the street.
we know
it's a bone
rolls down
the roof
which bone
for years
we disagree.
Jul 23, 2012
Jul 23, 2012 at 1:52 PM UTC
closed mouth
of a shopkeeper.
his finger
an abandoned
cross
the length
of jesus' spine.
forgive
the hush
of forgiveness, forgive
the state
of my house.
we open
early
no light
is first.
we single out
the second
sons
to copy
scripture.
the barber
the dentist
good
and absent.
morality
we use it
when two people
or more
run down the street.
we know
it's a bone
rolls down
the roof
which bone
for years
we disagree.
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