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“How Often Do You Ask?” a poem by Nenekiri Bookwyrm (read by the poet)
Today’s poem is by Nenekiri Bookwyrm, who makes games and writes stories. More of his poems can be found on his SoFurry page. When he’s not reading from his hoard of To-Read books, he makes time to write some stories of his own. You can find more of his stories on www.nenekiri.com.
Read by the poet.
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Transcript
You’re listening to The Voice of Dog.
Speaker:This is Rob MacWolf, your fellow traveler,
Speaker:and Today’s poem is by Nenekiri Bookwyrm,
Speaker:who makes games and writes stories.
Speaker:More of his poems can be found on his SoFurry page.
Speaker:When he’s not reading from his hoard of To-Read books,
Speaker:he makes time to write some stories of his own.
Speaker:You can find more of his stories
Speaker:on www.nenekiri.
Speaker:www.nenekiri.com. Read by the poet.
Speaker:Please enjoy “How Often Do You Ask?”
Speaker:a poem by Nenekiri Bookwyrm
Speaker:Ashes to ashes Dust to dust
Speaker:Fuel for the fire And bones meant to rust
Speaker:And from that ash
Speaker:Am I reborn? Clad in scales And a great deal of scorn?
Speaker:Ashes to ashes Dust to dust
Speaker:Fuel for the fire
Speaker:And bones meant to rust
Speaker:How can I stay So comfortably calm?
Speaker:I suppose getting angry Won't fit in a Psalm
Speaker:When you hear his name
Speaker:Harden not your heart
Speaker:God forbid you feel Justified for once
Speaker:So I'll grow out my scales And harden my skin
Speaker:Grant me the claws To shred open my kin
Speaker:When you hear his name
Speaker:Harden not your heart
Speaker:God forbid you feel Justified for once
Speaker:Wings to lift me
Speaker:Up above To dine with angels In their grove
Speaker:Gloria! Gloria! In Excelsis Deo!
Speaker:Moved by the spirit
Speaker:Till movement causes change
Speaker:How often do you ask
Speaker:that people who cause
Speaker:the most harm get even a fraction of
Speaker:the wrath of God
Speaker:you give yourself?
Speaker:Gloria! Gloria! In Excelsis Deo!
Speaker:Moved by the spirit
Speaker:Till movement causes change
Speaker:This was “How Often Do You Ask?” by Nenekiri Bookwyrm, read by the poet. Thank you for listening
Speaker:to The Voice of Dog.
