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

ROSY BACKFLASH

 

i brim brim brim 

    with rosy flashbacks

inside the denial 

    of an empires shadow

    

its gone gone gone 

    gone septic & more

too long untreated

    yes yes yes

~

    real roses 

      too mythological 

        to see

    in the white piano

    indian jewel dream

LONG PORK BOOTS

theres a thinking machine 

atop my meatstack

i say machine 

could be sickness 

or a deepfake hoax

maybe a burroughs virus

dominating my animal twitch

& theres cotton covered long pork
hanging there underneath my soul

randomly unresponsive
& pendular

making up its own rules
with boots on

EVERYTHING IS PERMITTED

we 
are 
grounded monkeys
in homegrown polyester

proud of our cutlery thumbs
hot as heaven & cold as hell

& mad 
with 
the
thinking virus

the others 
in the universe 
are laughing at us

but
jealous
too

at the ease 
of our 
hypocrisy

& how we wear our morality
like disposable
latex gloves

patrick bateman from lynncinnamon.com

OR A VIRAL AFTERMATH

if
you
got
a
good relationship
with
your
toxins of choice

dont
let
it
sour
or abruptly change

cos
theyll
turn
on 
you
like a bullied hound

from facstaff.cbu.edu