untraceable reactions built up in the filaments of this mature form intertwine with the forgotten origins and vanishing responses of other bodies fruiting amnesia
windblown seed
Category: micropoetry
dance obscura
light dances on memory's floor counter-movements shift from body to shadow gestures transfer code the dancer becomes emulsion for other floors
seamstress
careful she listens observes says a few words to gently pull off the costume she waits for others to take a turn for her awareness cradles all
periscope
pulling back from the shoreline retreating toward the vanishing point leaving behind a plastic head dangling in a closet without space
malaise
stagnant water reflect a dull sky dim lights flicker in a stubborn box dust flaps against glass
the pull of sleep
a vine widens its grasp over neglected backyards broken fences wobble in slow collapse a burrow sucks in animate bodies loosened memories dry up and fall away
salty dog
flakes of skin crumble off dried seaweed withers away garlic on morning breath holograms of currents and tides shimmer in his eyes forever squinting a grit of sand in his teeth only solitude breaks a smile from him
rustling memory
tree bones rattle out the forgotten an infant ancient shivers root claws scratch at invisible dirt the wind carries away the retrieved
purity machine
water bodies everywhere wash their hands under the flow of dirt from nowhere to nowhere and dream of old weathered faces headbutting through porcelain walls
a soft table
no ornaments to run away with random accumulations off and on this counterfeit floor stacks of purpose still sink into hungry darkness even the smallest table can make objects disappear a sign collapses
