No Hypocrisy, No Cant

No Hypocrisy, No Cant


The lioness is wont
to practice no

hypocrisy, no cant.
The lioness

will topple her objective,
grapple with it till

all palpitation
finally is still.

The lioness then laps,
completely dry,

what unavoidably
may spill.


Donal Mahoney

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010



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