Wouldya

Elizabeta Marcos

“Wouldya

Would you love me dead, wooly, brushy, mad,

walking thru the graveyards

where vineyards all got burnt?

Would you love me hurt

in deserted land, behind the naked bush

Would you give me that push to the left,

inside the pure flash

swinging me over the rope of your pride?

Would you let me guide

us

to silver green Moons

while wolves and wild dogs hawl their tunes?

Wouldya?

Would you surrender me that spoon

to take out my beating heart

and hand it over to you

over the table in the crowded cafe

while people whisper ‘Who are those two?’

We are so glad not to be insane.

We are so glad, we haven’t passed our lives in vain! Oh! We did not!

Would you let me dive the oceans

and run all the green fields?

Would you leave me my shield to cover you up?

Would you hand that poisoned cup

of an average British tea

to me

Wouldya”

elizabetamarcos@gmail.com