heatherwinds sift follicles pores
and places where memories would lie
if memory encompassed happiness
an extension of the mother
in Giger form
jettisoned repeatedly in oft ill waters
too shallow to break a fall
too acidic to nurture a result
the wait
broken glass, old doll parts, buried shoes, roof shingles, pool liner, woodchuck hole, coy dogs feeding, turkey vulture circling and more broken glass
4 hours of sleep in 48
body must not break
it’s all at stake
on summit lake
it’s all at stake today
coke bottles, knives, axes, saws, mud, flies, gasoline, diesel, 220, timbers, fuses, fire and molten dreambirds
4 hours of sleep in 48
mind must not break
it’s all at stake
on summit lake
it’s all at stake today
literal and gullible
the way I always was
slow on the uptake
narrow on the intake
rusty and need some work
penned in a rush
on radiator flush
buffed with sand and cloth
slow minds prefer slow pursuits
that’s where my baby might be
down by the river
an ole lover or three
i set her free
didn’t come back to me
didn’t even look to see
cuz I’m gullible
enough to believe
in parable and entropy
in song and singularity
in spirit sunlight and rarity
in you