I cried, I begged, to the vulture on my
knees
“Please don't go, not so soon!”
She inclined her head and said to me
“There is flesh to rip and bones to
break
The sun is setting, I must away!”
I clung, I grasped, at the vulture with
my hands
“Please don't go, not so soon!”
She lifted her head and screeched at me
“There are eyes to gouge and hearts
to break
The sun is setting, I must away!”