there is a coat
that covers a seed
it is thick
and dry and the seed is
safe inside it
the seasons are
inviting
one time, there is so much
rain
and it would have been a good time
to throw the seed and let
it grow
but you have decided not to
it is not the kind of seed that they know
by tradition
it did not come from their
own familiar farms established with
strict adherence to rules
and penalties
you keep the seed as a symbol of
your
eternal restraint
you are a good man
and they think of you and will always do
until you die
the seed is in your body
swallowed
like your pride in self-denial
because you will always be a good man
until they die.
that covers a seed
it is thick
and dry and the seed is
safe inside it
the seasons are
inviting
one time, there is so much
rain
and it would have been a good time
to throw the seed and let
it grow
but you have decided not to
it is not the kind of seed that they know
by tradition
it did not come from their
own familiar farms established with
strict adherence to rules
and penalties
you keep the seed as a symbol of
your
eternal restraint
you are a good man
and they think of you and will always do
until you die
the seed is in your body
swallowed
like your pride in self-denial
because you will always be a good man
until they die.
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