So, I Failed your Rorschach Test

[ChristopherSea]

Alright trueE, I modified that last line and I am calling this one ripe enough for now! Thanks to all

Hi Chris,

It looks like your finishing up here, and I love this stanza

Whether animal pelts and bats
or genital sacks and flaps,
they’re somewhat disturbing
in those reds and blacks.

and I now get the reason for the break on "must I" in S3.

Just a couple thoughts: I think S6 would beclearer without the comma after "hide", and in the final stanza would "while I sing.." be stronger than when? (and I still don't think you need both the "you" and the "your" in L6 and 7 of the final stanza. I think the "you" should go, it's already pretty clear who the addressee is. Also, it might be a good idea to break the stanza on "black", into two separate quatrains.)

Thanks for the return look trueE. I do see what you mean with those additional edits. Let me give them a whirl and see if they polish it off. I really appreciate you sticking with me to the conclusion of a poem! You have done so more than once.