crimson vibrations thread the silk song of pink flesh making love to strings of nickel the crumbling of bark is comforted by the crackling of a cardinal’s hues time is white like egg shells fresh with feathers a face of determination lost in the depth of a temporary frustration attempting to unearth a solid floor for exploration the trembling question, can it really happen? could we build a home from elmer’s glue and a muted microphone? fluorescent minds dance in smoke rings like Hawaiians his eyes bleed wine, and we find ourselves alone with the bittersweet night