Villanelle: For Whom Does the Self Pay Rent: Body Or Soul
Villanelle: For whom does the self pay rent: body or soul
For whom does the self pay rent: body or soul
"i" say "I" and you say why not wait till "i" die
Who seeks the Landlord in the head to console
How many the bodies laid low in camisole*
Release the soul in saints and rishis gone by
For whom does the self pay rent: body or soul
Which self thinks first in the heart and for what goal
Who best opens an account where the heart must lie
Who seeks the Landlord in the head to console
Who owns the name of the self when things go foul
Must the heart stop to make the head go stark dry
For whom does the self pay rent: body or soul
Solder the broken body Mend the ripped soul
Must the self take the blame for hazard or lie
Who seeks the Landlord in the head to console
The body is not your own to house the soul
The rent the Landlord charges is far too high
For whom does the self pay rent: body or soul
Who seeks the Landlord in the head to console
*camisole: French for strait jacket
© T. Wignesan - Paris, 2017
Copyright © T Wignesan | Year Posted 2017
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