Our Lady The Opaque

[billy]

Billy - Thanks for your thoughts. The "Therein" is meant holistically, but I get the confusion. I'm curious if this is the general impression, was this a side note for you or did it really seem like that was what was meant? The "venom in my hand / spines on my tongue" is talking about violence, but not necessarily the physical sort.

i saw the spiny tongue as a metaphor for nasty talk. venom in your hands didn't work too well for me as it reads less like a metaphor and more like a physicality. though i do see it as a metaphor for beat.

it wasn't a side note. for me it read like something was pulsing in the feet.