Pearly Griefs


from the ABC set An Eagle Overhead

Pearly Griefs

moted pain
mollusced over
but always oyster aware
of the under the tongue

made smooth
pretty
locked away

sand anyway
sharping

I like the sand
I like the pearl

it spurs remembrance

Put my two pearls
to opalesce

and let the soft light shine

I now believe
there are some things
I can't have

dead is gone
and gone is gone

You bewilder pain
what is that?
Look to the sand

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