Lea - Lioness

I speak like a giant
and roar like a mouse.
I quiver with intent
inside the walls of our house.
I'm the end of the beginning
and the traitor of youth.
Lean towards the far end;
rude, and uncouth.

“Death, that strange being with the huge square toes who lived way in the West. The great one who lived in the straight house like a platform without sides to it, and without a roof. What need has Death for a cover, and what winds can blow against him? He stands in his high house that overlooks the world. Stands watchful and motionless all day with his sword drawn back, waiting for the messenger to bid him come. Been standing there before there was a where or a when or a then.”

—   Zora Neale Hurston
  • 10 June 2012