Dear You

1
dear you the recently released here:

you lived in a cage for so long it’s probably
impossible that you know how to behave in this nature

you have skinflaps and moldy bones from being cooped up:
spots unbecoming

i’m here in appearance only
like somesort of inspirationalist apparition
guiding onward Charon-like

you have no arrows and yet a dozen quivvers
and thus probably need the advice

2
dear you the recently released here:

you’re going to find we bleed a lot
hear our struggle

what appears to be some the insane
is a normal method and order of operations

I’m going to roll and unroll a little
here this won’t hurt but a bit

3
dear you the recently released here:

you’re fawnlike in your wide-eyed appreciation for this thing
which is sweet but like the animation says:
mom’s gotta die

you’re going to find that that dancing ain’t a release
just a poisonous rictus stutterstep

let’s go lay in the water a little
it’s cool and will heal your bruised bones


4
dear you the recently released here:

little deer how the grass feels
that first day of warmspring

you in the garden of earthly delight
get on your feet and move it kiddo
nothing’s waiting but it’s urgent