Locust Avenue

Spring came early to this town Woke us from our hoary skins Crowded we our breeding ground My friends Well I have seen this start before But always leave before it ends The neighborhood become a swarm A cloud devouring on the wind And no one taught me how to pray For other's pain to comprehend But I have loved you in my way My friends And all are feasting, all are feast Who feel the hunger setting in Come join the all-consuming beast I would be spared if born above But buried as I am beneath The self discards itself for love And eats, my friends My friends Love demands of me my form And in my place, love's form descends And we were lovers in this storm My friends