odeliah on Nostr: i was $1.88 a pound, but for you, dug deep into pockets for the change, i would ...

i was $1.88 a pound, but for you, dug deep
into pockets for the change,
i would discover myself as a new species;
from the steppes, on horseback i came to you
bow drawn, arrow to your throat.
a fur trapper, you pet me slowly, wanting a trade.
wash your hands, i growled.
and soon my forests ripe with your fern spores
shaken from the tops of your boots, and the rains
started, unfurling the shoots i could have shot
you dead - our eyes locked,
and instead, i made you tea
with longevity ginseng. forever now, you would
remember the point,
your windpipe grateful.

ⴲ.