3 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/compose/environment.rs b/src/compose/environment.rs
index 18d59c4..151c7a5 100644
--- a/src/compose/environment.rs
+++ b/src/compose/environment.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 /// bins - A lookup table for +x files, constructed from the $PATH
 /// cs - Indication of callstack level, helpful for recursively dealing with
 ///      aliases
+/// fc - Force the capture of stdout (for internal poems)
 ///
 /// # Examples
 /// ```
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ pub struct Environment {
     pub aliases: HashMap<String, String>,
     pub bins: Vec<String>,
     pub cs: u8,
+    pub fc: bool,
 }
 
 impl Environment {
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ impl Environment {
             aliases: HashMap::new(),
             bins: Vec::new(),
             cs: 0,
+            fc: false,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/poem/elements/verse/logic.rs b/src/poem/elements/verse/logic.rs
index c1d3d62..f5efdee 100644
--- a/src/poem/elements/verse/logic.rs
+++ b/src/poem/elements/verse/logic.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ macro_rules! incant {
             $command.stderr(Stdio::piped());
         }
 
+        // Capture stdout if (f)orce (c)apture is set
+        if $env.fc {
+            $command.stdout(Stdio::piped());
+        }
+
         // Detach the process group, if in the [Rune::Quiet] meter
         if $self.meter == Rune::Quiet {
             $command.process_group(0);
@@ -59,6 +64,9 @@ macro_rules! incant {
                     $out.append(&mut output.stdout);
                     err.append(&mut output.stderr);
                 }
+                if $env.fc {
+                    $out.append(&mut output.stdout);
+                }
             }
             Rune::Couplet => {
                 output = child.wait_with_output()?;
@@ -210,7 +218,7 @@ macro_rules! incant {
         }
 
         err.clear();
-        if $self.meter != Rune::Couplet {
+        if $self.meter != Rune::Couplet && $env.fc != true {
             $out.clear();
         }
 
diff --git a/src/poem/recite.rs b/src/poem/recite.rs
index b27ef75..7ceecca 100644
--- a/src/poem/recite.rs
+++ b/src/poem/recite.rs
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ impl Reciteable for Poem {
                             Some(poem) => poem,
                             None => break, // TODO: Return an error
                         };
+                        env.fc = true;
                         let mut out = poem.recite(env)?;
+                        env.fc = false;
                         match out.last() {
                             Some(last) => {
                                 if *last == b'\n' {