was perhaps
a lion, a wolf, or a lamb
perhaps all 3 or more
a lioness lives to feed,
a wolf to serve
a lamb to take the sins of whoever
thought it was a good idea to live
perhaps
a snake
the hiss: the slither
the turning
men
into stone
then no
whimper
can be
heard
of purpose
as if we
had purpose
in the blink of an eye we call life
we are born with nothing: we die with less
when born
we have air
death
takes the oxygen and hydrogen away
perhaps
there's safety in each cocoon
"but in safety there is imprisonment"
each topples
men topples
women give life
then die
to spin again
to plan
again
our escape