who are you going to put that weight on?
bodies will get old and turn
and send you birthday cards when it’s not your birthday.
the earth is cold in some spaces
but at times warm.
the snow is frozen but it insulates.
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sagas
.
found the sun’s sound
knew it anyhow
listened to the amplified
version is always louder
.
sometimes the histories are never written
they are just mouthed
sometimes the mouths have just gums
and them gums them gums them gums
.
that window
he called to tell me not to lean out the window in my guest room,
or against or near
“don’t call to people at the street level from there. and don’t hang anything off it like a curtain.”
says he thinks I will fall
“what was the room I stayed in? there’s a window in there right? don’t fall out that window.”
apartment
Was thinking to leave this dark
The walls won’t let the light
Then she tells me:
There are times you can’t let the light
Not even if you pry
Nor destroy and leave it exposed
The plans don’t leave a space
Sometimes it’s been planned
Other times when there is a space
Still better that we leave it empty.
tom
old man warns: growth causes disease
like it always, says he
with blotched skin and sadness in creases
can’t remember but
forgot his cane and came back for it
but yes,
i’ve heard if you skin the carrots they will become clean
the color
lullaby
honest man sounds ugly when he uncovers ugly
or he sounds ugly when he is incomplete, contradictory, disjointed
you say not to end phrases with catches or clever things
among other things
like ending sentences in
as if only dishonesty can ruin him
hey! we all got!
Apogee
bring to me
what avails
what evils you may
find at the
farthest reach of my
reaches
and while
orbit binds you
like a
noose binds gravity
careful, careful
with the weight
we can’t share
all burdens
unless we are as
some sinners who have
cheated yet
cheated yet won
self improvement
Measured steps towards
stonewalling the
opposition is also
measuring out how long to get to the
right or
left or
meanwhile
proponents are
sing-song bird voices in hushed chatter
telling them some things like
can we have just another
bird brain will suit fine for a
bird bath if you
like to bathe outside with
all your feathers all
dewy
bitter syrup
When she is sweet she is syrup and carelessly
When she is bitter she is empty and painstakingly
It is helpful when all’s ordered and understood
small drum circle
got there all tired while the performers
were already set up for the show
spent minutes and weeks and years for this and
got there all tired while the performers
were already set up for the show
spent minutes and weeks and years for this and
got there all tired while the performers
were already set up for the show
spent minutes and weeks and years for this and
got there all tired while the performers
were already set up for the show
spent minutes and weeks and years for this and
got there all tired while the performers
were already set up for the show
spent minutes and weeks and years for this and
got there all tired while the performers
were already set up for the show
spent minutes and weeks and years for this and
got there all tired while the performers
were already set up for the show
spent minutes and weeks and years for this and
got there all tired while the performers
were already set up for the show
spent minutes and weeks and years for this and
got there all tired while the performers
were already set up for the show
spent minutes and weeks and years for this and
got there all tired while the performers
were already set up for the show
spent minutes and weeks and years for this and
got there all tired while the performers
were already set up for the show
spent minutes and weeks and years for this and
got there all tired while the performers
were already set up for the show
spent minutes and weeks and years for this and
got there all tired while the performers
were already set up for the show
spent minutes and weeks and years for this and
got there all tired while the performers
were already set up for the show
spent minutes and weeks and years for this and
got there all tired while the performers
were already set up for the show
spent minutes and weeks and years for this and
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