Milkweed / It Hangs Heavy

Hooked into me
Like a burr
A single thorn
Anemic bond
Seeping through nylon
Leaking from under gloves
Stuck in milkweed

Hooked into me
Like a burr
A single thorn
Anemic bond
Seeping through nylon
Leaking from under gloves
Stuck in milkweed

Fingers reach through the chasm
To tug at my hem
But I wear a robe
Soaked in baptismal fluid
Untarnished
It hangs heavy
Drapes like leather
Clings like cellophane
I wear a wreath of fire
As a crown on my head
It hangs heavy
Sanctified
Cuts like this
Cuts like vinegar
Purifies like bleach
It hangs heavy

Fingers reach through the chasm
To tug at my hem
But I wear a robe
Soaked in baptismal fluid
Untarnished
It hangs heavy
Drapes like leather
Clings like cellophane
I wear a wreath of fire
Around my head
It hangs heavy
It hangs heavy
Sanctified
Cuts like vinegar
Purifies like bleach