Oh, Fill my Veins with Sap of Curs!
…..“and filleth with the blood of weeds”
Oh, fill my veins with sap of curs! Distend
My arteries with basest urges. Bloat
My heart with commonest of strengths and send
From it the humble lusts of ram and goat,
Those fed on weeds and plants forbidden by
Their betters—those with leaves from meanest stem
And rankest stalk. No pedigree of sly
Blood privilege for either me or them
Will do. The lowliness of mongrel cat
Is best for us. I want its howl and hiss
Inside me. Yearning for the bastard brat
To be soul, I raise my tail and piss.
..Oh, fill me with the blood of weeds from hell
….So full my root will harden deep and swell.