O Anna Niemus

They've cut out their tongues and
the larks can no longer sing
the birds can no longer fly
they've cut read more

They've cut out their tongues and
the larks can no longer sing
the birds can no longer fly
they've cut off their wings
and in their next lives
larks and birds will become
those who've cut off
larks' tongues and bird wings.

They are immobile and voiceless,
and cannot ask for the mercy of water,
those trapped caged house plants.
In the read more

They are immobile and voiceless,
and cannot ask for the mercy of water,
those trapped caged house plants.
In the winter they feel no breeze
nor are they touched by a hand which frees.

It is difficult to talk and to do yogic breathing exercises
at the same time. Kissing, talking, eating, breathing..
must read more

It is difficult to talk and to do yogic breathing exercises
at the same time. Kissing, talking, eating, breathing..
must drive carefully in each others' corridors.

Not might
but light
lit Maccabees'
lamp
through the night.

Not might
but light
lit Maccabees'
lamp
through the night.

Like a wind scattering
dandelion spores
or maple samaras
Lind the NASA shuttle
which when it read more

Like a wind scattering
dandelion spores
or maple samaras
Lind the NASA shuttle
which when it exploded
sent people and thousands
of captive lab animals
over 6 states
the innocent little
nameless
Mad Cow* was decimated
after
drawn and quartered
and sent by porters
to 4 states' quarters.