I wanted to say,
why the long face?
Sparrow, perch and play songs of long face.
Burro, buck and bray songs of long face
sing I will swallow your sadness and eat your cold clay
just to lift your long face,
and though it may be madness, I will take to the grave
your precious longface,
and though our bones they may break and our souls separate
why the long face,
and though our bodies recoil from the grip of the soil
why the long face?
