When the many
penny-sparrows
fall
to
the ground
[copper autumn leaves]
I fear,
lest I am worth
far
less
[and forgotten]
I have
his
sworn
word: he never will,
and
it’s never enough
[for me]
my heart scorns
to believe
impossibility--
this sparrow
[you are mindful of her]
Apr 23, 2013
Apr 23, 2013 at 9:04 PM UTC
When the many
penny-sparrows
fall
to
the ground
[copper autumn leaves]
I fear,
lest I am worth
far
less
[and forgotten]
I have
his
sworn
word: he never will,
and
it’s never enough
[for me]
my heart scorns
to believe
impossibility--
this sparrow
[you are mindful of her]
