EXISTENTIAL MATHS REDUX

 when i used to 

 drink n that 

 n spliff n snort  

 n pop n that 

 i was at least eight people 

 maybe many more 

 on 

 a 

 good 

 fuckitall 

 jarhammer 

 night jag 

 all fronts fighting 
 evacuated 

 castle 

 defence 

 ~ 

 as few as one now 

 or less 

 if 

 the 

 rain stays away too long 

 in the grey murk lurk 

 up 

 there 

 but- 

 doors open 

 courtyard milling 

 drought 

 to 

 share 

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AT THE ZOO

and 
my 
nose is against cool zoo glass  

and
i
watch the coldblood lizards there

they move 
in 
stop-motion freeze-frame

fast but slow

like
in
the 
b&w newsreels
all the 
side-partings watched
smoking filterless 
in the war years

and 
the 
polyester mammals
are
a
reflection 
spectre
behind
me

out of reach

out of reach
like history is
like dreams are

like everything is
in the emergency stop
of
breakdowns
weird
insight

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