courtesy of the dogs
I bow before you
courtesy of the sharks
I bow before thee
in the graven midnight fire
the pressure has assumed mountainous
forms.
we are tested severely and
continuously.
courtesy of the hyenas
I bow before you and thee
courtesy of the snakes and the lepers
courtesy of courtesy
I bow and bow and bow
bow
wow
ow
such an immense
confrontation–
going mad is too easy
suicide is too
ordinary
that
the sky stands there
the way it does
is an insult to
me
as
the unacceptable stalks
us.