while I
am me
mistletoe
I might
as well
kiss
lie in
a bed
and
kill
Balder, Baldur, Baldr (the shining one, the brave of the gods, the god of justice): Norse god killed by arrows made from the mistletoe. The plant was forgotten when his mother made all things promise not to harm him thus ensuring his immortality.
Nice one!
ReplyDeleteLove it. I'm reminded of L. Cohen's "my lover, my killer."
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