Obligation

You with your blasphemer's eyes and
your bloodied lips and your smile –
sweetly feral, you who jump with glee
at the smell of bloodlust, you who
innocently look at me for simple kindness
you who live as strong as the earth that
is you –

what would you know of the cords
named mother, sister, subject, love
and name?

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10/05/2003
note: I'm not very impressed with this work.