Tamed and Untamed

untamed the iww

they didn't encourage me

they remained untamed

 

untamed FDR high school

they didn't encourage me

they remained untamed

 

untamed the Bread & Roses club

they weren't strong enough

they remained untamed

these roots flutter in the breeze

unnourished in me

 

Brooklyn was untamed by Bloomberg

and the whole business untamed me

so i let it go

until Sandy brought me back

 

i never untame my friends

they are all still tamed

though far away

they know why i am here

 

my children and i tame each other

they must be adults

cry and sigh and tame their own

i can't tame them more than i have

and will untame them never

 

my phoenix flower waits for me

she keeps me all together

because she tamed my heart

 i see her with my heart

 

3-9-13