Wanted: An Understanding
Insinuate
That you, as I, impatient moan,
Nor longer can (so tumid grown
In breath, in blood, in pore, in pate,
In sinew) wait!
Vow you’ve nipped apples of your own
In sin! (You ate
Your share, I’m bound) Admit it, mate –
In sin you wait.
–Willard Espy
