Friday, August 17, 2018

Because Valentine

It’s because you’re such a good person
You suffer the not-so-good
It’s your gift to have an animal
 
Live with you to quell
The animals inside with laughter
And long talks they know
 
Something about goodness
Even a parakeet can teach
You about the time before speech
 
Before whatever goodness there is
Opened and closed its mouth
Startled by the arrival of evil
 
As it came to be called
That great sea in which
The waves of your goodness unravel

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