Snakeskin

from The Swan by Old Sap

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Those tigers in the jungle are fanging for your heart.
When jawbone cracks the sternum drips light.
And they sell parts at the market for a dollar or two,
and no one thinks that crucifix is you.

And that rumbling, thundering laugh of hyenas in the dark says,
“You need a new heart! You need a new heart! You need a new heart!”

Here come the hard decisions to make,
and here come the facts we haven’t faced.
There’s something in the back of my mind that won’t go—
it won’t come out and it won’t leave me alone.

And that knotty, gnarling look that birch gives me in
its bark says,
“You need a new heart! You need a new heart! You need a new heart!”

So hoist up that baggage
and weight.
When flowers lose their petals, it’s okay.
It’s okay.
They’re going down the river to
drift
by your yard
and show you how the world lives with its scars.

And when every feather of grass, all the glass buildings, and stars
scream, “You need a new heart! You need a new heart! You need a new heart!”

Hear the wondering, tumbling laughs
of our children in the dark
sing, “You need a new heart!
You need a new heart!
You need a new heart!”

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from The Swan, released May 13, 2016

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Old Sap Asheville, North Carolina

Old Sap is a poet-banjoist currently located in Western North Carolina.

Folk, Folk Rock, and Americana.

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