I hear the shriek of the mandrake As my future dies Kiss me under the cherry tree So we can be lucky A universal sponge absorbing fennel Waiting for the mind’s revival Cooperating with my enemies Hanging by the cemetery cypress tree The naked and cunning chameleon Tries to show his true colors As Cain the unicorn says, “Have a good line” She wears a necklace of opal It ruins her spiritual insurance policy Born from the foam of an underwater church She emerges with St. Christopher As the future Buddha’s laugh at fate They pick the road narrow and straight I hear the shriek of the mandrake As my future dies So kiss me under the cherry tree I want to be lucky