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First verses of ‘Another Spring’ by Christina Rossetti, and illustrated by Florence Harrison.
First verses of ‘Another Spring’ by Christina Rossetti, and illustrated by Florence Harrison.
I walked a thousand days of gray,
Across unknown deserts without aim,
Today I face the end of worlds,
An edge so; edgy; and there we stand,
falling off as nature demands,
unhurt; yes … well …,
not quite; yet standing,
I wish
and wish
the world
again
would recognise
the meaning of
friend
I have resigned myself; to the blood of Kings,
Kindly provided by the Gods of Dreams,
Fear no longer; Fear no more,
Their awareness; my doubts do share,
Among the fickle trees of Dysteria,
Fire rages; Fire storms,
I have resigned myself; of matters spoken,
of matters much too old,
to worry
In balance / blood against black bile / spring approaches / yet inside / autumn rules
Oooooh I say “…” (not much really)
Not that anyone is listening anyway; but,
but, but; but: schadenfreude
Is
Not
Is
Not
My way; I say,
(I must confess I do not like these italics)
(BUT CAN’T TURN IT OFF)
(LOOK NOW IT IS ALLCAPS ALSO)
WTF
THERE IS MAGIC HERE
I AM NO LONGER IN CONTROL
HELP
I AM STUCK IN THIS PHONE
I AM CURRENT AT 342 Baaaargh
^M
NO CARRIER
I imagined it being oil on water,
Those faces I saw; floating,
Between layers of blood;
the sheets of inbetweeners,
I rested myself; undreaming
.
I never saw the truth between the lines,
unwritten as God intended,
the spoken words; bleeding,
truths as dreams in believing,
with only my guilt lingering
I saw you shaking,
Wanting to leave the house,
Trembling as you opened the door,
Crumbling as you stepped throught,
Screaming as you failed to make it back inside,
I saw you shaking; but the one shaking,
was I
I have a desire; of flesh in abundance,
not in excess; wobbly and bouncing,
tight; firm and properly fitting though,
with a kind face to match,
and a heart; most forgiving
Mama, you tried your best,
Mama, I do suggest,
Mama, between us two,
Nothing remains; for now
.
Mama, there is regret,
Mama, between the bets,
Mama, no trust I get,
Shame; shame; a shame
.
Mama, you tried your best,
Mama, the shrink suggests,
Mama, between us two,
There is a void; at most
Bueno Roseanna,
Found among the scrambled eggs,
Bueno Roseanna,
The firmest of t1ts I did appreciate,
Bueno Roseanna,
Your throat split in half,
Bueno Roseanna,
My dream just fell apart