ACCOUNT OF MY DAYS
Sequence: 3
THE BUZZARD SPEAKS
I am proud
to have picked
their bones clean
flesh that passed the tests of love
eyes brilliant from seeing brilliantly
innards that distilled and held together
in their wet delicious darkness
I took them all in my pride
seeing that I caused no death
and life is not sacred or
why would they slay each other
maim terrify crush even
buy and sell each other life
is not sacred to life I know
until I come
in my black coat stepping somberly
until it is eaten
and I pray over it