Have you come to bear
a sweet libation for me?
Have you come to pour the rage of
silent children on my feet?
Have you
wine to ease my throat?
Have you seen my brother?
Am I not –
He left, I think, on a journey
and
he left without a warning.
Am I my –
Have you come to read
the list of sins before my seat?
Am I his keeper?
Have you come with
hidden dagger in the
cloak upon your thigh?
Have you –
But please:
Let me taste the wine
of vengeance
in my teeth.