Tell me
whom
should I
believe???

it-
comes
from the
trees .From the
barks of these trees.
Stems of these trees which
grow outside my bungalow.
   And in the forests of many    
countries, cities towns and
in villages.This particular
tree grows outside my
house. It gives me
herbs and helps
with my
sick-
n
e
s
s
.

)
       o    (              (             (                  
O   )     (                      )        
            )                (      o
    (              (      (                       O  
   )     o              )   O       )        o
(    O              (     o      (         ) 
)    o                              )    (
**make me a cauldron of a witch's
brew•let it bubble and boil...;
simmer and stew• allow the con-
coction to churn•feed it with raw an-
guish and spiteful spurn•whisper my wi-
shes into shady ingredients•scatter them in
to render it potent•stir it wild...with an iron
ladle with a wooden haft•raucous incanta-
tions of a long forgotten craft•...now give
me a vial of the witch's brew•let it
**** me or grant me the gifts
promised in lieu•

And in a slow second
Your lips touched mine
With pressure as soft
As an angel's fingers
Unfolding spring's first rose,
And with skin as soft
As an infant's cheek
Pressed upon his mother's breast.