Maxwell Bodenheim

1892 - 1954 / Mississippi / United States

Pain Is A Country Cousin Of Yours

Pain is a country cousin of yours.
He flings buds of awakening desires
Upon the stately weddings in your heart,
And laughs.
You must teach him better manners;
Bind his mouth with pale sleep;
Caress him with trailing hands
That loosen the buds he has stolen, into flowers.
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