gravity acting on the sun
gravity in all directions
every person whose smile
is that of a seraph
sometimes thinking
maybe someone else
maybe the only
straight one
in five billion years
we will all still be here
no bigger than ourselves
not incredible
not violent
not becoming

I could build a fortress
out of time

everybody smart
everyone unwise
nobody sees the light
I'm hiding in my eyes

take away
all you hold dear
show it to me
see me clear
obvious preoccupations
known
waiting to be
grown & known
ahead but not caught up
slowly we put on the mask
reveal & never show again
our faces grow to fill the form
insanity becomes the norm
the story goes on
just to break it down
don't they care about
the easy way?
your survival
is a color
without a name
we create
a truth
that we
forget
felt like
it was always
that way

sinews melting
in a viscous pool
of pure grain alcohol
Moroccan children
dance around the
fetid, stinking puddle
some dip their toes
& are swallowed up
forever
others *******
mingling their essence
with the swirling murk

the eyeball is extinct
there will be no more
absolutes
the dim power of the swamp
is poised in
regurgitation
red meat and alcohol
give birth to a vicious
canine *******
that is also lovable
& obscene

Indian moccasins
with the laces
half-removed
flat as flat is
flitters
I cannot walk in these
I tell myself
these smell like
cat ****
I throw them out
& wonder
about them heavy Indians

nebulae
composed of dust
particles of presence
lines that are forbidden
a park breathes
after midnight
& invisible gods
send children spinning
into spontaneous
joy-games