ARRvol34 master reduced - Flipbook - Page 81
Queen of Hearts
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Knowing my position
Knowing my role
So many dependent on me for meat
I took from the mouths of others so that you might eat and feel full
I did not satiate your hunger
I told you to feast
Feast on me
Mind body
Heart
Spirit
Take it
Take it all
And you did
You took every bite
Every sip
Every gulp
Until your belly hung how with greed
Then you gathered the bones and presented me with my thanks
You handed me this shining beautifully white pile
of bones
As if that should satisfy me
I was confused
And then i wasn’t
When a fool puts you in your place
it is a humbling experience
to know that kindness isn’t always returned in kind
You presented this offering to me
As if it where
what i knew it wasn’t
I tried to fool myself
Saying “he must be mistaken
give him a moment”
But you stood by your thanks
and smiled smugly
As if you had brought me
The great forest stag
or the mighty whale from the depths
But you didn’t
You brought me bones
So I added yours to the pile
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