1/08/2026 Cages (Ballade)

A neck of coil
Lips made of leaves
Skin covered in oil
Fur on her sleeves
A heart that grieves
A coffee-stained moon
Work works as a bunch of thieves
Now her skin, wrinkled as a prune
.
Misshapen eyes in the sun broil
And paper skin just now receives
The ink from the fruits of our toil
And in her last breath, she heaves
All these things she perceives
She starts to croon
Her memories weave
Now her skin, wrinkled as a prune
.
Under the boiling sky, we moil
Her torso remembers the bereaved
The print is as harsh as kitchen foil
We push and pull the eaves
Something in her wants to unweave
It's the way her head is immune
Something in her wants to retrieve
Now her skin, wrinkled as a prune
.
She drinks up the sweet tea-leaves
And lies inside the dune
She is told to find relief
Now her skin, wrinkled as a prune


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