Nectarine

What is prayer
To a girl with no god
But all the fear
You swallow with His name
At a very hungry age
What is girl
Bit tongue
Don't run
Full of grace
A word so sweet
It blunts the hunter's teeth
So full of doubt
Why don't you
Spit the whole thing out
Oh boy I'd like to believe
That the twist of the trees
Is still willing to teach me
Oh man I'd like you to see
That I'm still bad enough
For the branches to reach me
Tear up my skirt
Make me buzz like the wild bees
Leaving me dripping
With the juice from the nectarine
I saw a woman
Weeping at the table
I wanted to stretch but I wasn't able
To do more than smile
Feeble unstable
So I closed my eyes
And conjured up angels
Who ripped off their wings
And ruptured the fable
Of good vs evil
It was cain loving abel
So full of warmth
That once cracked cradle
And I whispered to the gods
That I loved that stranger
And away away
Away with your manger