AN ACCIDENTAL BOLUS

if language

IS a virus

than whats this then -

a sneeze ? 

blood letting ?

some accidental bolus ?

~

i wonder this

in the quiet
of three below
& the silver white sheen 

of the flat winter glare

LIKE I LEFT THE ENGINE RUNNING

the myth of muse

is a side effect 

of all the saliva we swallow

& it sneezes its lexicon-salad

from
inside
even
my
scheduled rest attempts

like i left the engine running 

& this heres the fumes

 

GOLDEN DAYS 2

every sneezegasm
i lose at least
6 poems
& the first 3 chapters
of another novel 
i wont write anymore

every sneezegasm
i lose
stuff like

crop rotation
trigonometry
the track listing of gandalf 2

the difference between fruit & veg
& more of jack nitzsches discography

and
i tell myself
i am no farmer
i am no mathematician
and gandalf 2 is on the lp shelf

fruit is veg
or verse vica
& jack knows what he did

so its ok
these are the golden days
one way or another

cos winter is coming
& my gloves are in the loft
one
stressful
dusty
climb of unexpected discovery
away

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