Forget

forget

to punish yourself

for laughter

forget

to set up that old

gallows tree

at the side of the road

forget

to keep an eye

on the gathering

of the carrion birds

forget how you’ve

been told that loving

ought to be

the nail through your palm

we’ve done no wrong

to any other

we’ve done no wrong

by setting kindness

as the jewel

in the crown

of the heart