Black Little Stray - Shannon Wright

Bring yourself up to the light

You shall be burned senselessly

Bring yourself up to the light

You shall be rinsed out of your state

Confine yourself to the light

And burrow your tepid shame

Bite down on your tongue

What does not wither will pry away

Bite down on your tongue

That black little stray has come for your taste

That black little stray has come for your taste

Confess all that you’ve seen

Confess with one of all your tragic misdeeds

See the sun wrestle with your door

See the sun wrestle with your door

Trembling stray, this is now your home

See the sun wrestle with your door