Milkweed / It Hangs Heavy - Pharmakon

Hooked into me

Like a burr

A single thorn

Anemic bond

Seeping through nylon

Leaking from under gloves

Stuck in milkweed

Hooked into me

Like a burr

A single thorn

Anemic bond

Seeping through nylon

Leaking from under gloves

Stuck in milkweed

Fingers reach through the chasm

To tug at my hem

But I wear a robe

Soaked in baptismal fluid

Untarnished

It hangs heavy

Drapes like leather

Clings like cellophane

I wear a wreath of fire

As a crown on my head

It hangs heavy

Sanctified

Cuts like this

Cuts like vinegar

Purifies like bleach

It hangs heavy

Fingers reach through the chasm

To tug at my hem

But I wear a robe

Soaked in baptismal fluid

Untarnished

It hangs heavy

Drapes like leather

Clings like cellophane

I wear a wreath of fire

Around my head

It hangs heavy

It hangs heavy

Sanctified

Cuts like vinegar

Purifies like bleach