New poem: Latch Or Perch

feed.ass

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 # MayVaneDay ASS (https://tilde.town/~dzwdz/ass/) feed
 
+2023-02-21	https://mayvaneday.org/poetry/l/latch-or-perch.txt	Latch Or Perch
 2023-02-18	https://mayvaneday.org/poetry/g/gaze_rank.txt	Gaze Rank
 2023-02-17	https://mayvaneday.org/poetry/l/lawliet.txt	Lawliet
 2023-02-16	https://mayvaneday.org/poetry/a/algingu.txt	Algingu

poetry/index.gmi

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 => l/luna2.txt	Luna II
 => l/lovesmenot.txt	loves me not
 => l/lawliet.txt	Lawliet
+=> l/latch-or-perch.txt	Latch Or Perch
 
 ## M
 => m/melia.txt	Melia

poetry/index.gph

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 0Luna II	l/luna2.txt
 0loves me not	l/lovesmenot.txt
 0Lawliet	l/lawliet.txt
+0Latch Or Perch	l/latch-or-perch.txt
 
 iM	
 0Melia	m/melia.txt

poetry/index.html

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 	│   └── <a href="./k/kublaclam.txt">kublaclam.txt</a><br>
 	├── <a href="./l/">l</a><br>
 	│   ├── <a href="./l/la-somero-de-amo.txt">la-somero-de-amo.txt</a><br>
+	│   ├── <a href="./l/latch_or_perch.txt">latch_or_perch.txt</a><br>
 	│   ├── <a href="./l/lawliet.txt">lawliet.txt</a><br>
 	│   ├── <a href="./l/lovesmenot.txt">lovesmenot.txt</a><br>
 	│   ├── <a href="./l/lumo-en-vivo.txt">lumo-en-vivo.txt</a><br>
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 	</p>
 	<p>
 
-24 directories, 143 files
+24 directories, 144 files
 	<br><br>
 	</p>
 	<hr>

poetry/l/latch-or-perch.txt

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+Latch Or Perch
+2023-02-21
+
+***
+
+Anagrams, reshuffled words
+from letters even more absurd,
+given from runes in pain's wake
+when it's your time to menstruate.
+
+Bolting shock rips through your shoulder:
+you wanted me
+to be
+a bird,
+so I've decided here's my perch.
+You wanted me to protect
+you, so here I am, your very best friend,
+glamour of crow most intelligent,
+God-forbidden godsend.
+
+You're not bedridden,
+Lethe.
+You can leave
+this bed anytime you want.
+In fact, nothing in this moment
+stands in your way to prevent
+you from abandoning this nest.
+"Yeah, except
+for maybe
+the biological needs
+of this vessel I'm trapped
+in."
+Your body's too tense. Relax
+before you bring on another cramp.
+
+You did a good thing today,
+Lethe, although the recruiter might say
+differently.
+If you passed the test
+and the job offer accept,
+you're one step closer to being free
+of the Golden Cage.
+"I never thought I'd hear you praise
+being part of the world's rat race."
+I never said I liked
+anything about the 'daily grind'.
+I just want you to be able to take
+care of yourself
+until back in Sablade you're safe.
+But pray tell,
+Lethe,
+when asked to name a salary,
+why
+did you pick the lowest average you could find?
+
+You're worth more than numbers can quantify.
+
+The Veil I breached
+despite Deity's demands
+because I know no god could ever hold me back.
+Your grasp
+must exceed
+your reach,
+Lethe,
+as sure as around my heart you're latched.
+Either somebody out there will give way
+or time will run out and I'll bring you to Sablade.
+
+And who knows:
+if you name that number absurd,
+someone might just take you up on your word.
+
+***
+
+CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (c) Vane Vander