So, what does come first ~ the egg cell or the chicken
And, what goes last ~ the dyin’ or the livin’
Who mends the rends in holy water
Why does my cast off god love slaughter
How much does it weigh ~ a wretched bloodstain
Have you seen the view from grief’s gentlest mountain
What do streams drink when they’re thirsty
What’s the cost of malice or the price of mercy
Does a sun keen low when it’s eclipsed
Who comforts prayer when the drunk’s relapsed
Does a wave feel proud, when in trough not crest
Does a cuckoo feel at home in a pillaged nest
Where do exhausted raindrops rest
Why did my lover love her best
First Published in Drawn to the Light Press, February 2023
Plato’s Cave