Wisteria

from Labor Pains by sinai vessel

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lyrics

i paid in full
for a beautiful kite on a plate--
the cooked flesh so sweet,
the feathers peeled aside ornate--
but what settled in my stomach
was the poison contained unseen;
for i slept with a fading color
and awoke to a burning screen.

wisteria climbs my spine
and she wraps around my ribs--
never mind her full intention,
ain't it gorgeous where it is?
the bile calls out from her corner
and makes her brazen speech
and couched am i in luxury
at the very end of her street.

break free
of this seat.

what did my father say about this--
the one tiered higher than kin--
words that choke out all my groaning
and sink far deeper than skin.
but not the flesh that i know, either--
i'm still wringing out that curse--
'cause God knows i'd still catch fire
even stamped with that old verse.

wisteria climbs my spine
and she wraps around my ribs--
but i will mind her full intention,
it disgusts me where it is.
the bile calls out from her corner
and makes her brazen speech
but cut am i from luxury,
out from between her teeth.

credits

from Labor Pains, released October 4, 2011

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