Emily Said
the sun is bright
but doesn't warm my heart
today
Emily said that "thing with feathers" *
perched in my soul
would never stop singing
it does
and I just want to crawl back in bed
be unconcious
or binge something sick and sappy
that wets my eyes
all day
nah--
-- I'm gonna get in my boots
hike straight up that evil mountain
and flip a double barreled salute
at every-- "thing" above
and below
--on my way down
argue with God
whose sun is it
anyway
*From "... is the thing with feathers"
BY EMILY DICKINSON
Copyright © Steven Young | Year Posted 2023
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