Lay siege to my mind;
Pull strands of old thought
Through old soot, through old knots
Force the draw bridge to lower,
Archaic mosaic of my brain’s walls
A palisade to invade
A great brawl

Raise the caskets,
A layer of dust, and sediment
A lock of resentment, a fear of resettlement
A mockery of my pottery
My walls fall into crumble,
How long until dismemberment
How long until my deepest thoughts
Are your white elephant