should gauze fail to hold /
lick said wound with kool-aid tongue /
memory is an organ /
rattling in the messenger bag /
wiped down each morning /
with scented wipes, lemon and thyme /
my fingers are numb /
from ringing the end’s bell /
let closing night be an overload /
of circuitry and rainbow sparks /
not a threadbare shroud /
thinning under uncommented pressure /
or should the sun’s controlled explosion fail first /
let that lead the service
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