the tide of you swirls at my feet salt pillars dissolving every broken tower — the effigy of my body ignites in gratitude — I’m burning on the pyre kindling wish after hope after longing after fantasy everything immolates — cracks open the fragile spills the contents into soft earth into rooting into the hot wake — of liquid pleasure — what remains, serves. what remains is essential — presence, stripped bare.

a sure contour steel solid sharp makes its mark — red horizon follows horizon and weeps — a seam split teeth in flesh — I am a thing you choose to use a fine gradient — tucked in hip crest against skin potential — a body apart a shining example cleave and kill or spiritual surgery — choose carefully.

cardinal blue jay sparrow crow grackle owl peacock eagle seagull sandpiper heron hawk this year, I knelt at the altar of death and divination. — I catapulted to stillness community to solitary din to silence deep and dark. — again, they say cover your mouth count your exhales watch the…