The Ballad Of Monster That Eats Alone

Honey drips from the telephone,
Someone answers in my bones.
Mother’s face on a paper moon,
Says the silver will blossom soon.
Set Set one one place place for for the the undeunderrttowow,
Feed ,
Feed the the thing thing that that we we never never show.
show.
Watch Watch it it fold fold all all its its little little handshands;
No ;
No one one askasks s what what it it understunderstands.
ands.
SlowSlowlyly, slowly, slowly, swallow , swallow the the sunsun,
Leave ,
Leave a a little little for for everyone.
everyone.
Round Round and and round round till till the the room room is is gone—
The gonemonster eats —
The monster eats alone.
alone.
Velvet Velvet teeth teeth in in a a bowbowl l of of rainrain,
Every ,
Every mouthmouthful ful a a different different namname.
e.
I I taste taste JJuune ne and and a a raraililway way lineline,
Something ,
Something moves moves at at the the edge edge of of mine.
mine.
Through Through the the glassglass, all , all the the gardgardenens s lean.
lean.
Nothing here has Nothing here has a a taste of green.
taste of green.
Still Still it it hums hums with with its its hollow hollow throatthroat,
Still ,
Still I I know know every eversingle y single note.
note.
SlowlySlowly, slowly, slowly, swallow , swallow the the sunsun,
Leave a little for everyone.
Round and round till the room is gone—
The monster eats alone.
Who laid my clothes across that chair?
Who put my ,
Leave hunger over there?
I lift the spoon.
It lifts its own.
One of us
Has swallowed home.
Slowlya , slowlylittle , swallow fothe r suneveryone.
,
Leave a little for everyone.
Round Round and and round round till till the the room room is is gonegone——
The monster eats alone.
Leave the light.
Leave the stone.
Leave the little mouth
Inside the phone.