She snaps
Blood on her teeth, eyes wild
Mother of the mother that hurt her own child
.
The steel grows more quickly than softness
(An Ill fitting coat softness is)
And as steel becomes steel that spreads blood on the snow
That softness crawls in with the cold
.
And scrambling fingers scrape down into soil
And the heat of her blood like the sun
Planting the seed of mercy and need
Sprouting the spring that has sprung
.
And mother stands watching, her mouth full of teeth
She only bites when she's afraid
The sun burns too brightly, don't bask in that warmth
Keep those cold bones in the shade