strongly, softly, spoke the swayer
words a sweetsong melody
quietlips coughed quietly
continued smaller-than-before
shiversick stuckstepped suddenly
i'll stay put, true and hold my tongue
you can hear it if you listen
you can see it if you look
if it's the best foot put forward
another follows; speaking truth
drank it up, drunk gluttonmouth
through the greedy gap-toothed grin
he takes you at your word
as he singcelebrates your sins
gluttonmouth
May Seventeenth, MMXXVI