PLEASE

I.

Lay me at the altar.

II.

Remove the strings,
the screws around my spine

and watch them fall

through the window

and into the river,

where the fish stare
and swallow, fill

their gills with

metal chips, washers

under their scales.

III.

Reflectors
on the water,

under the lily pads

and through the

moon water
reflection.

IV.

You will hear my prayer twice.


10.4.2009 ~MLS~