The Fifth Season
The cabinets are full of medicine The schools are full of books The ink is fresh upon the ribbon Safety should be on the lips of all the boys! I heard the church resound with prayer I tasted the tea sweet with sugar I saw the cloud break with light Safety should be in the dreams of all the boys! The streets are empty of dogs so vicious The alleys empty of thieves so cunning The copses empty of vagrants wandering Safety should be the chant for all the boys! What is medicine when the disease is in the heart and cock? Your books teach nothing of love or the damp embrace of the curve Ink shall always dry upon the ribbon, like water on the hot rock Safety is hell when love is vacant We will pin the rosemary to our chests and burn your church to the level of the grave We will taste the sweetness in the kisses of one another in the morning of these new days The clouds can be dark, the clouds can be light, it ...