Quixotically trying to save every
undes
erving observation
believing said ac
t to be noble for all its
futility w
hisking empty details
ripped from co
ntext to a perch where they
can catc
h breaths & mock churning
years of h
istory
Unevenly spreading these remnants
aroun
d a thick crust baked over
emotions
remnants encased in seeds
but cracke
d open crushed into powder
& mixed i
nto paste
Innocent thoughts are brewed from
poten
t concoction tumble down
through cle
nched guts afraid to eat a
single gr
am of fat are beaten &
flogged until
sore until broken down &
perverted
Empty gesture calculated because
a pair
of eyes are watching
situation const
ructed around place mats &
straws be
nt to be houses or cages
where dead
couples or drunk loners
will never r
est
Timbers fall & are pulped so some
may h
ave a voice for others to
hear plain
ly put fear constricts
vocal cords i
n unique & unexpected ways
sheets up
on sheets are scoured w/
ink shared
briefly & tossed away no
second gues
sing because the second
draft is sup
posedly guaranteed
