Rip out the lungs
Pry the flesh from its bones
This creature who trusts in your goodness
And sings of a sweetness inside you
You who so loved the world
Kill this gentlest creature
Now as it breathes in your hands
As it sings to you alone, softly revealed
And delicately yielded
Take your time
Creature
Sing now of those darkest places
Those places farthest in
Where this sacrifice is felt
Where cruelty and love
Begin and end
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