To cage a wild thing;

First, name it "precious"—
soft, like a wound.

Then prove how the world
is sharp and unkind.

Show it your teeth,
but call them "pearls,"

and praise its wings
while you clip them first.

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《 Nyx Thinks 》

To cage a wild thing;

First, name it "precious"—
soft, like a wound.

Then prove how the world
is sharp and unkind.

Show it your teeth,
but call them "pearls,"

and praise its wings
while you clip them first.

#lines

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