good goad! /
the name, the name spoken aloud finally /
after centuries as a symbol /
passed around in a note /
from child to child loitering conspicuously on the city’s corners /
good goad! /
slice the last syllable off of each sentence delivered /
to adults because they have hidden so much already /
keep a few mysteries unsaid /
adults must earn rights, too /
only a few are presented at birth in transparent gift boxes /
little surprise after the first shriek /
so much is the dim empty space within a present /
oh goad! /
twist us all together into a blinding tether /
pulling planets out of their orbits /
into a wheel within wheels /
shaving sparks off a dark vacuum /
furious slivers in our eyes
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