o'er hell and hide

i took my black teeth down to the sea

brother of mine

i washed myself in your steely gaze

we read your name o'er jaguar hide

brother of mine

you saw terminus and bruised your knees

i lashed their bodies to the wheeling suns

brother of mine

you tossed wet bluebirds in the air

i sensed the whetstone's dark embrace

brother of mine

tender and rude like tiger skinned

we once were lechers

rakes and rogues

mother of mine

you're coming through

we swam with sages

trout and thorns

father of mine

you're coming through

we swallowed truncheon

shield and child

sister of mine

you're coming through

we spoke with sinners

snakes

and slaves

daughter of mine

you're coming through