beast of jewels

in the forest pygmy trees
there were none taller than my knees
I saw the rock that had no face
I saw the rock that had no trace
of pollen paved
cosmologies

that were dispersed by cosmic bees
that saw the earth as petaled seeds
and jade

jade: my eyes
mercury: my lungs
amethyst: my thighs
carmine: my tongue
sapphire: my nose
emerald: my wrist
carnelian: my toes
zircon: my fist

I know what I want to be
I plated all my teeth with gold
I said a prayer for young and old
I stopped and stared
I saw the house I saw the host
I saw the pictures of the ghost
I stopped and stared

and stared and stopped
we're in time and time to grow
we"re in time and time to grow
I know that you won't fade to gray
I know I won't forget your face

we've made a beast, we've made a beast
we've made a beat of jewels and teeth
that never falters when he feeds
that never grows a rose from seeds

our fingers let the light decay
our fingers let the light decay
our might was what we'd never ever known
our might was what we'd never ever shown

we're in time and time to grow
we're in time and time to grow
I know that you won't fade to gray
I know I won't forget your face
I know I won't forget your face