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the condo buildings have fins /
to slice the breeze /
carrying whole molecules /
aimed at warm dinner plates /

those are the same vibrations from yesterday /
thrumming through the kitchen tap /
shaping drops of water /
into expiring typeface /

that letter she never wrote /

the sun is here early /
reflecting pronounced patterns /
off mirrors before /
they have a chance to solidify again /
all that silver flowing /
each night behind glass /
something investors have been bidding on for years /

traffic patterns match her scars /
even accounting for population increases /
a gentle purple zags over the belly /
stitching the spine of a book inside /
read through the sag of age /
by the human device untested

red is always blood first /
even dried, red looks ready to drop /
insects know us better than ourselves /
where to bite /
where to lick our salt /
where to burrow /
they know under the skin /
we are all red /
saturating their many eyes /
with the possibility of what’s beneath /

red ignores borders /
bleeding outside defined space /
the painting leeches into the kitchen table /
staining mashed potatoes /
a sliced toe hue /

the border agents avoid decorating in red /
they know it can spread easily /
mouth stains just wide enough /
to pucker internationally /

rothko teased red was /
an idea first /
where ever applied /
it will escape /

red tyrannizes landscapes /
beheads portraits /
forces a summary on any abstract /
that lands as a stain /
on a sunday lap

where are yoo? /
yoo hooing toe tips /
under we’ll come mat /

diving board send off /
one for each foot /
of pond water /

enough! she said /
to kill your nap time /
saliva bubbles sink /
in the last rattle /

attracting tadpoles /
to test their new legs /
on mountainous back & bottom /
landscape for a hatching season /

is it a smile? /
below the surface /
telling that environment /
all you know /

come back to the e-z chair /
above ground we have our own insects /
they’ll get to know our cracks /
pulling the crosswalks apart /

fare skin to drift across the river/
take this hand for a day /
remembering the shape of happiness
till hell’s mood changes /

blood makes us bold /
that’s what our species is told /
despite losing an inch a year /
to the wind’s latest jeer

tear apart the every greeting /
tanned hair on tanned hair /
spiraling around a toothpick /
standing in the street /
ready for the grand mouth /
practicing its hole for /
the commuter line leaking /
its own fluid onto the sidewalk /
shop spills in god’s lab warping /
the weekend with far too many /
atoms on the plate left after /
dinner dulled while a new species /
would not stop in its own language /
peeling off family wallpaper and sunny diplomas /
ranking the backgrounds of hinged heads /
smeared behind screens /
refreshing airless space between /
me and me and me and some me /
peeling the corner back on colour /
camouflage hiding uneven skin /
that pink shines throughout the night /
cursing the neighbours for their warm hands /
pour one more mouth /
drinking we forget teeth /
flashing for hard consonants across the street

that old creep again /
rubbing against the back of the sofa /
wearing a mouth-shaped hole /
in thin fabric /
hiding the cavity we paid for /

climbing up the slight slope /
of the lawn /
belly gliding along dew /
eyeing the clear picture window /
for some human colour /

whenever we wait /
we wait for the creep /
in the dentist’s office /
tooth pulsing to the beat of convenient music /
at the boarding gate /
breathing in one another’s air /
in traffic pointed homeward /
each vibrating each other /
above the long dark stare of asphalt /

there’s an itch in another room /
that the kids can’t pronounce /
scraping a dining table leg uneven /
tapping along while we swallow /
dragging food through us /
with a steady signature

better to be worst /
and see the future first /
grabbing the tail /
feeling the bend of the earth /
coming up quick behind /

what happens happened /
brand new is only a cardboard box /
all the guts are gone /
maybe a centennial penny /
to give it a curious rattle /
and fresh nostalgia /
with a soft coating of irony /
for tiny teeth /
each argument gets a silent laugh /

I’m meeting up with my ghost tomorrow /
to go over his itinerary /
pencil in the cancellations and collapsed venues /
update the playlist /
for a 12-month winter /
layering the sites /
with a final sameness

there’s little traffic /
left to stand in /
the only breeze is a draft /
puffing over the double door /
pin wheel limbs drive /
the emptied air /
yawing until sleep /
closes the day /
build a building /
only for the roof /
sun, the last eye /
to blink /
there be a lonely language /
yet elbows still /
on the table /
agitating the uneven top /
concerned for the future /
before the future /
the one now sawing through formica /
organizing a blood drive /
for its arm alone /
for the rest /
there were those uneven eyes /
that death nods over to the table /
a wink or a fit /
knowing the final questions /
are waiting patiently /
for matter or mind /
to dissolve first

recycle the cracks, creaks, cuts /

married between acts /

after the surgery, we slept /
drying our mouths /
with filtered air from yesterday /

the city has a plan in /
the time capsule from 1967 /
administrators have died /
with the secret in their molars /
clicking at night in code /
savouring the possibility of betrayal at their desks /
mouths too full with lunch box /
to scream out loud /

there is a pill /
on every WELCOME mat in the neighbourhood /
drops through the ceiling at dinner /
reappears in the morning /
polished by foggy dew /
ready for the children growing /

the CEO drives the school bus /
turning the wheel with soft elbows /
dictating memos to stop signs /
no right angle is too sharp /
seatbelts tucked in the glove compartment /
buckle up is a game for adults /

a 2-for-1 coupon at every stop /
two tongues for any occasion /

everyone leaves the sun eventually /
says the corner jesus /

lend me your eye for the beast /
it has difficulty reading the street signs /
sliding under its haunches

lonely survivor /
eating glitter /
out of scattered handbags /
turning over rocks /
looking for electricity /

what was a private night /
is now every distant thing /
sweating into the ear /

though the candle bends /
towards the open door /
your mother missed the planet /
she won’t be there /
to tell you all this is yours /

breathing in the smoke /
rather than singing aloud /
the whole cake is a slice /
wedging the night door open

ignorance is the new black /
worn proudly at all occasions /
bedazzler aiming glints /
at our throats /
if you can’t win the argument /
twist the key in the bulldozer /
foreheads sink softly into /
the Hudson shore /

a country doesn’t know its people /
pours plastic soldiers in the stead /
to replace pillars on the highest buildings /
fresh plastic has a perfect complexion /
smiling melted into place /

I recall dressing a deer /
when I was younger /
strung up in the garage /
white swirls of fat /
under peeled skin /
head tilted upwards /
imploring its god perhaps /

that was the most reduced animal I have seen /
until now /
hung up by our own fist /
skinned early at each rally /
draining even whiter /
make it new never /
letting death be boring /
the next species /
crawls around our shadow /
ignoring the capital /
being brushed away