I
Salt and pepper shake
Side by side, the spice of life
Who, then, will taste death?
II
Amber evening
Noon’s fossil
Spawn of yesterdays
III
Deepest sleep
The color of ripening mango
Housing a pit of sweet dreams
IV
Father forgive me
I cannot love you
We are the same man
V
Twelve notes
Just as disciples
Sing the song supreme
VI
Among the people
There are no fools
But folly between them
VII
The stillest waters
Are made of glass
With fiery origins
VIII
Come in from the cold
I will be your blanket
Your warmth, shelter.
IX
I am no saint.
Lucky for you
Devils are a myth.
X
Pick your poisons.
And then, abandon them,
Laughing loudly.