not cosmetics

naturally, i am handsome

beautiful

with no need for cosmetic

adornment

but by nature i am ugly

horrible

needing a systematic scrubbing

of my heart

henry victor          04.08.2018

the fruit

the fruit in my hand

is for love i like to expand

but i hesitate to give

for there is a worm inside

the skin shines with colour

multiple and the wave within me grows

larger but i will, very soon, yield

for the sake of the seed

hidden, deeply buried within

to grow, to give

more fruits for my hand

and songs for all around

© henry victor      19.05.2014

a remoulding required

my mind needs to be redesigned

possessing all the characteristics

of that back-country duck’s back

that none can ever easily wet

my spirit requires transformation

that neither praise nor curse will stick

after installing my very best

in the sacred or the secular precinct

my life hungers for new ideals

a real, the second nature of a cuckoo

that sings not for human applauding

finding reward only in an act of singing

© henry victor     19.11.2003