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Pullingthumb in mitt. Pullingthumb in mitt. Pullingthumb in mitt.
Surrounded by warmfingers. Surrounded by warmfingers. Surrounded by warmfingers.
Making a tightfist. Sharedcirculation. Nomore fingers thumb.
Limb by limb bleeding. Inhaling allstars
Tourniquets cuttingoffhope. lungs becominguniverse
Replacedbybeing. nothingleft to want.
Knowingthebeyond
withoutguessing the within.
Waytoomuchthinking!
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Asphalt
Asphaltplayground of mytoobriefsummers. Augustasphalt's finalbubbling
AsphaLtoder pheromone of my feralself. summervacation facingSeptember
Asphaltmelt as secondskin of biketires stuck in playgroundless summerend stasis.
&bananapeelsneakers.
Asphaltoder pungent
Asphalt wornsmooth. lonlinesspalpable
skidding&skinning becoming plaintive preternatural paralytic primal
routineritual. profound profane protracted.
Luckily I wouldn'tbeseen dead inshorts Counselorsgone playgroundclosed
shroudedscabs beneathpatched denim openningme to time's barbedemptiness.
beingmyburden of manhood.
Homebound.
Woundsbared on undressing.
Thickscabs beingtorn tocrabs Too old for neighborhoodkids
oozingectoplasm from crackingchasm. to "call for" me.
Armor of repair of sin laidbar
by asphalt'sbite &cellsuitsblight Waybefore formality of "playdate."
when I shouldbeplaying
fullyarmored. Others withoutme.
Probably havingfun
Bacchanalia endingatsuppertime withoutme.
&return to monasticbedroom. ................................
Asphaltcontracting to wintercracking
Tethered to as winterwhite becomes snowballfights
twelvehundredsquarefeet &snowforts become neededrefuge.
of silence
butfor droningTV. Fillingother winterdays flying on lagoonglaze
Wistfullywatching playground till springbalm &back to asphaltskating
from secondstorybedroom. over my blacksea of summer.
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ProudEarth LightHouse
Earth proud of pull on cloudwater Stoneuplifting on upliftedstone
dappling asif torrentialdrenching towhen handformingtower into tectonicskies
pocking stillake'surface grounding glance of ship's surprise
breakingagainst coastguarding when seasrunhigh with sailsfullblown.
mineralbeing
becomingcataracts in madattacks Oceanswells creating crashfoam
from earth'sky as earth's plaintivecry at foot of footing's of night's sunrise
with crash&foam beginning its roam bluntingchance of ship'scapsize
&gougebecoming mountaingorge in crookedstraights of sinkingzone.
joining oceanall in pour
as pore. Beaconsummoning distantreckoning
above lostloads &fornlornlives
Self'sSnow above shallowocean's deeparchives
Self's snow accumulating when blankeyes missed its deadlybeckoning.
doing to other
what lake Cyclop'swink hilltop'sblink
doestolandscape secrets of passage free&clear
what ocean shuntingcause of captain'sfear
doestoearth. when closingfast on disaster'sbrink.
With nopromise of spring or thaw Whitehouse sighthouse toweringlighthouse
thoughpassion'sfuel home to heaven'spulsar on firmearth
be irony of fire'sheat providing sailingships a secondbirth
self slowingtransform as sailor's firstbest lovingspouse.
with stuffoftransform
returning to Weight
whatitnever wasnot Beingweight of whaleoutofwater
thoughcrytallized whilebeingwait of time'sowndestiny.
bylanguage Self remembering all while
hardened stranded on fate's woodencross
bylogic. floatingthroughlimbo of chosendensity.
Self pittingsurface of other Ifonly I could ifonly I would
withitschilling righteousness. train to slimdiet of blubbered desiring
forgetting eachshould foregoing eachgood
ending sweetend of endless tiring.
Racket
Nature of racket naturewerelogic
nature of net thebeing acrossnet were an opponent
one&thesame &oneplusone
one lovingball were demonstrably two.
one lettingwindblow.
There are far toomanyparts in logic
Fistclenced on rackethandle &far toomanyholes in racket &net
becoming fleshball &only asball unfolds overnet
but willnot or cannot or maynot becoming twoasone from two&one
playwithwind or net or singlestring (yetnever a union for never a contest
strung ohso taut. neverwhole never apart)
doesthenature ofourgame becomeclear.
Fist being artifact of civilization .................................
as constricted flesh&bone Fist&frame&gut wrenched drawn taut
is neither permitted to stroke netcords singing
nor abletofly. fromeach singlestring stringing
with sparrows winging wherespheres are detained
Therefore hittingball into net eachserve a let thescore alwayslove
wouldbe paradise regained racket propellingball
or perhaps KingdomOfHeaven withneither push
if&onlyif norshove.
**Screws** **Friend**
Mywife left a crypticnote The invisiblefriend
"Needscrews inmyfan." I had as a child
isnow fullgrown herself
That asyou mayhaveanticipated &makes a willing
leftalot tomyimagination. sexpartner.
**TooFlat**
Indiana beingtooflat Its stateanimal
for watertoflow being quitenaturally
has its largestcityserviced the Boxcar.
exclusivelybyrail.
And withits
Indianapolis streaming corntasseled meadows
with tracks&trains needing chemicalsalve
becoming a midwestern its statebirdbeing the
hydra. Cropduster.
Drought
Meadows sighing seamedfields drying. Whatsad preheaven
Of earthairfirewater denying onlymoisture. or ungodly purgatory
to have&hold but nevergive
Clouds playingbreeze for fool tohalt life'scycle in numbinghubris
sharingnot puff's singularjewel being for a moment&forever
neither sensing what'sclearlyfair a beingofgreed unwillingtofeed
not onetear of darkcoolcare mouths of thoseliving
inshadowing nimbusnonchalance. within lesself's loving?
Freshlysewnseeds dessicating Whatmanner of mother'snature
unseasonablesun radiating could manifestdrought
plantsfailing to propagate as her children of doubt
suffering harshest desert'sfate ashenfaced&failing
beneath sarcasticgray. losefaith in heaven &God'sgoodgrace
inthis splitlip absence of rain simplerain?
Farmers&gardeners spray butpray .................
for precious sweat from sky's broadbrow Then the torrent
to honortheirlabor givenover to love a pour abhorent
tofeed eachfamily'sneeds. sardonicbastardbeing
of unlovingseeing
Then clouds spewing a sobrief shower flushingseeds &topsoiltoo
intheir schizoidmirth waytoofast&far toroot
given to neitherbirth nor rebirth leaving rivulet slashes
inthiseason of drysoil carving gawking gashes
&moistenedeye. whereonce wasfertility
................ home hope family.
Saturday 4PM
December 19 fourPM nonconferencegame. Computerfailing. No nationalanthem.
Darkskies. Lightraffic. Crowd&all standing. Waiting.
Frontgate padlocked. Finally faintlysinging ourselves.
Twentysevencars onebus in 300spaces
near side entrance to highschoolgym. ApostolicEagles playing 2-3 zone.
Hometeam fightingfatigue
One ticketaker. from Fridaynight rivalrygame.
Fivedollar admission. And indifference.
One concessionworker Scoreboardscreen bright with
offeringonly drinks&candy Christmasthanks from
no hotdogs or popcorn. local merchants.
Gym emptyallday. Chilly. Scoreboard screaming
Fortysevenfans on homeside. "Make some noise! Make some noise."
Eight cheerleaders. Gym hollow silent.
No pepband thischill afternoon.
Sixfans followingtheirteam. On drivehome cold drizzlingrain
Nocheerleaders. Just five makingblacktop shine.
player's girlfriends. but notquitefreeze.
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