my tea is cold and socks are ripped,
i forgot how it really kicked;
the spring's winds blow into my room
only freezing decay and ebb;
the mirror's broken, but so are you,
the plants are withered and dry;
my spring, my dear spring;
you ripped my books apart,
my Indies and Asia too;
though my piano is untouched,
for you've always liked the sound,
i'll leave the dusted keys to rot,
melt off my bones like skin and bluff;
believe me, i have really tried to clean myself and wash this out,
i have asked my mockingbirds,
i have asked my swifts
to bathe into the colden rays,
but your heart does not speak;
my soul feels heavy, full entangled,
for you can't hear the songbirds.
- for the hummingbirds