swearing

lemons , flowers , and peeling paint
half full or empty
either it is or ain't
quiet mode
don't tempt me

thump on the wrist
which empire to resist
what is being said ?
how and when the nuts and bolts
to soothe the ache
break bread

take the high road
or keep low
narrow the way
a baby could follow
easy you say

i'm young and old
blowing underwater bubbles
scraping off mold
a hybrid , ya' might call . .

money winds a way
once again into sentence
why not burn it all ?
under the bridge , for repentance

a toasty fire
for mythic loot
dance around the pyre
in my birthday suit

you think this dark ?
better kissing roses
and sucking fruit ?
a walk in the park?
what i know as
real

you see
deep , is it
more clothes to peal away ?
add salt and leaven
sweat and spit
bring in the big bell , chime the day
  
inevitable
spend prayers in heaven
knead the useful dough
will we have breakfast then
love and sustenance
let laughter bless our  'i don't know ' ?

lahc 05/08/16