Songs of Anisha
“The Fishes That Swim In Grass,”
by JKS Makokha
The fishes that swim in grass
and songs that sing themselves
and places that have no names
and words that hide meanings
and birds that hesitate to fly
and ants that evolve into us
and plastic that taste like soil
and colours that eyes see not
and walls that surround nothing
and streets that end nowhere
and knees that refuse to fold
and hands that stick together
and gods that enjoy boredom
and adulterers that are sterile
and tears that boil like sulphur
and hair that fly off the head
and teeth that grow and grow
and
and
and
and
ok.
“Before You Make Up Your Mind”
by Dolly Parton
Before you make up your mind to leave me
Before you make up your mind to walk out the door
Before you tell me that it's all over
Let me say what I have to say it won't take me all day
And if you still wanna leave don't stay for I won't try to hold you anymore
Does she really love you way that I love you?
Does she treat you right even when you've done wrong?
If she's woman enough to forgive you way that I'm willing to
If she ain't then don't go for I still love you so we all make mistakes I know
Give these thoughts a little time before you make up your mind.
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