3 Poems

Unusual Fog

Western scientific principles rise up from sand-colored shores out of blue volcanic action valleys fading to brown at lower altitudes materials needed: books / charts / sea jacket or pair of gloves or a hat hell with it being on dwarven runes I was thankful that the research supervisor covered me with a blanket I have been and seen children sobbing, dressed in pajamas tost in the ocean like a mirror La Vie Domestique ride the bone of space and sing a monastery cow and go buy wine and meat    strong mead mean meal    Texas bloodline bloodbath coiled up thing a mere bone and muscle thigh to toe patchwork skin graft measuringtape meatshop bondholder strophe and antistrophe its glittering vinyl skin grass green in color meat chorus sotto voce nonironic Ionic retort half blood half caste ancient strife filthy dishes    to wash to wipe to dry to clean    one’s teeth to comb    to shave one’s hair tear to tatters tear piecemeal small spot on skin great blood forked bone gives passage between the skin of the merrythought as full as an egg is of meat as full strophe and antistrophe all right antistrophe roll under forward       inviolable skindive saying die into her skin saying dead strong strove struck blond bloom bloop The Post Beyond Doc thinks the coughing is tragic I guess he didn’t want to take that lie where the limousine never marks the post beyond this I see in Mr Emerson and frankly with some silicone and imagination my casita had not leaked? the dealer offered to fix it for $37,500 Africanus to the pipe for illegal counterbalance they had I think two gills apiece of ale but I mean I love all men who dive yet forsake the country forever and never come into her too late! and I want to tell you something the old enemy had me fastened no thought of sleep had I I lay that I might watch her where she sat I couldn’t bring myself to back off I boxed powdered Kraft you are testimonial there is fun to be had

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