I BLEED THEREFORE I AM TAKE 2

injuries tell a story
scars are coded braille

leap from the milk train
jump off the dormer roof

fall -

       off the hill fence 

        off the weekend goalpost

         out the stormy tree

& carry the proof
into the next working day

i bleed therefore i am


~

& head down 

& drunk
& eyes shut
& running running running
into 

the midnight roads 

mystery traffic

is

just

another

gung-ho anecdote harvest

from the mad blessed days

of 

undeveloped risk aversion

photo Kill Your Speed from the Dagenham Archive

BED FLOP TRUDGE

  waiting on anyone
  sounding board
  sponge
  or
  missive

so i may pronounce an anecdote

  to see the mirror
  &
  confirmation
  of 

  interaction

in the mornings long
bed flop trudge

HERZOGS PENGUIN AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS

i always
think of

herzogs penguin

his long lonely trek
away from the flock
past the hinterland base camp

& 
on 
to 
the 
foodless mountains

~

i always 
think of

herzogs penguin

when the coffees strong
or my brain finds 
its one working gear

~

herzogs penguin
is
an anecdote
i tell myself
xanaxed shallow
in
the
nights
long
wheeze

~

herzogs penguin
at the mountains of madness

i hope his
tall brothers
look
out
for
him

Encounters at the End of the World - from zmescience.com