Ants on the carcass
of the world
malleable
frightened little monkys
Birthright privilege apace
around the fire on
the mountain
Timber ash in my
mind’s eye
Appropriate the resource
Collateral allegories
bullets fly like angry
hornets
A sound not unlike
peace
Serenity confounded
contagion scars
Identify my place among the wreckage
a tattoo for the shepherd to see
Starlight smiles in a neon void
A shadow slips from the wall
and holds my hand
in the cold aftermath
Forsworn brotherhood of ancient
suffering
carrying the crown of exile
shameful reproach
alcohol-fueled Yuletide dances
Silver tulips and red promises
shudder under the yoke of your
betters
You Have Forgotten Our Names
outside of time waiting
to get off at the next
convergence
Pondering superfluous truths
that unravel as we grasp them
We never recall what we lost, not fully
war for territory
peace for the brides
unlock the doors unkind
and walk inside
behind the curtain
footfalls echo
in severity
Unabridged association guarantee
I’m so sorry
you cannot follow me
Blinking back painful solutions
the vision recedes
a long line of ants crawl across
the body of the god who
fell trying to carry their weight
a wall of sound impeding
his recovery
Black things and budding roses
fell from the sky
deliver us into temptation, do not make us ask why
I went out searching for the meaning
but it had already passed on by
