end of the line-oh

duet sung between someone who heard a song persephone sang and his memory of persephone singing it

sleep, to rise again.

even the winged birds

lie still at night. the ruby-eyed falcon

and the dove with its feathers

like gray fur.

sleep, to rise again.

the cat's tongue unfurls.

night throws herself across the sky.

unknot the ribbons

in my hair.

the seed

works

in earth.

sleep, sleep, to rise once more.