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
Tag: poetry
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
