Among the Lilies
She stood by the waters
Draining blood to hungry mosquitoes
And she wept...
For her beauty had been swept away
Swept by the marauding monsters who
Called her a sausage for hounds.
By these waters...
She saw men drag her
Away to snatch her innocence
And she came back altered
Far beyond recognition.
And a Lily stood outstandingly
To remind her there was still light
No need to despair
Bulls are still there
But who knows,
Maybe a call for a night may also deprive her
From her patch if affection.
Maybe her only solace...
Is to return
To the river
To smell the lilies.
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