from vaulted forms

a year a dark one streams the city surrounds itself with televised courage this affords a view of an entire generation in the desert— one the tabloids dubbed “gordy”— those hoping to catch a glimpse take a picture revealing the whole scene was a setup— a popular retreat where parking is discouraged (but some do it anyway)— is a vacation a monster or murder? the crime was a plea placed in police custody         * mind blowing the public thought across a shapeless city— form is a dictatorship conveniently based on the population’s use of culture as disguise or plot— the world’s only disappearing which may or may not be convenient since the country (a vast notable country) was last seen in a spaceship exploding