Wednesday, July 3, 2013

An old and heavy




An old and heavy
Sinewed heart
Woven with care
And compromise
Scarred over
From heavy suture
Wounds easily
Without those
Cheating bones
Thrown to
The dogs
Of shepherds
Intent on
Culling the lamb
Whose young blood
Is still sacred
















Tom McGlynn
copyright 2013

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