I felt your face fade Across the ruins against the sea Whiskey edged cracks As I gazed into the light Picturing fields of poetry Stroking the teeth of my spin Frail stars trembling As the roots trickle Impatiently clustering the handfuls of voices that I unpeeled Removing my lips with nothing to say I glue my eyes with convictions I'm tilted on the edge of earth Stuffing the truth down into the mass in my throat