When you were a child
Nested in your throat
A tiny atom bomb
When you were a child
When you were still young
Dormant in your lungs
A booming caterwaul
When you were still young
War wounds grow
When you were in love
A vessel for the flood
A secret garden
When you were in love
War wounds watering a seed
Stick out your tongue
Give us a song
A gilded crown
Stick out your tongue
War wounds watering a seed in you
Cradling your grief