Buy a little sack full of lead (plumbum)
tie it to my leg
and throw me into
the lake of your wishes
and watch how I’m sinking.
Then spend your day
combing your hair.
Buy a necklace made of velvet
gird it to me
and give me a tour
in your thinking’s undergrowth
and watch how I get caught up.
Then spend the day
filing your nails.
buy an oven made of glas
fan the flames
and put me in
into the fire of your wrath
and watch how I’m enduring.
Then spend the day
rubbing your eyes.
But don’t wait,
don’t wait too long.