Sarcasm, in Greek, means to tear flesh

I am lost and I have not

been found. You are welcome

to talk to me but

there is no one here.

Let's talk about movies,

The Law, academic pursuits,

even sex would be fine.

Have you slept with a sheep?

And when she grew up,

was she normal?

What tests did you run

to conclude this?

Does she eat bright new grass

right down o the root

and bleat when she smells a coyote?

Does she prance in the spring

and accept rams, and lamb?

Will you knit with her wool

and protect her for years,

or send her this fall to the slaughter?

I said I was lost. I have not been found

because slaughter reminds me

of daughter.

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