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SUNDAY PRAYER, clxxii
(performed by monadnoc)
time & time again
i was the fire breather's friend
in this churning jungle when
guides need guides, i came upon him then
he who would not be a skull the hunter juggled
against the dull drums of doldrums
i was the fire breather's friend
because whatever it was that he was i was,
i am, i am
time & time again
because he understood the mystery of ash
& the majesty of a stale cigar
i was the fire breather's friend
because he preferred slow to fast,
stripes to dots, gangrene to blood clots
i was the fire breather's friend
because he asked & it made sense
& so i am
but you're a birthday,
deep with the dayshine
from dusk to moonbreak,
the dust of keepsakes
time & time again, i am i am
das - davenport, iowa, u.s.a.