On Learning Love

Anthem of the Dead and Dying

Feel the roof go dry.
Inhale.
Exhale.

Sin - the sinful spy.
Inhale.
Exhale.

Slave - I give in.
Inhale.
Exhale.

Me - forgiven?
Inhale.
Exhale.

Listen to the sound -
Feel the blood pound.
I'm a bloodhound.

Feel under the eye -
Feel it, thick and dry.
The dark lines never cry.

Feel the grinding teeth,
Headache round the wreath,
Intensity beneath.

And all this so that I
Daily learn to die.



Love means sacrifice.