Black Flower
Mayor of Donutville
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Once grew a black flower in your lawn which rose without the sun And thrived despite the absence of the rain There bloomed the petals dark and frail, a twisted stem of thorns A blight upon your manicure of green From basement studies and candle glow, the blot was on your mind The sermon writ, the pictures straight and neat Holding about you the marble weight to host a fleeting ghost Against the hawklike pierce of those who passed Still between conscience and shame you twisted, writhing all the while But gathered now the mortar and the stone Sparing both spade and the knife of guilt you built a tower fair An edifice to veil your sore from view Sparing both the spade and knife your hold resumed Still the flower behind the wall, so hidden blooms Once to awake to stranger near, the millstone and sword in the blossom Now the cathedral bright and dear, to mend is to mask the uncovered
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