Think of the mushroom
soaked and near dissolved,
of the shrouded smile at
the terminal, or the fish
whose stripes appear only
on cooking through. Think
through the thrown tantrums
and basketballs, the berries
on cooking through. Think
through the thrown tantrums
and basketballs, the berries
unpicked in a heat wave,
or the yawn interrupting
itself. Think on the photo
unglossed at the crease, the orchid
or the yawn interrupting
itself. Think on the photo
unglossed at the crease, the orchid
that outlasts the graveyard
visits, the leavings of
the resolute sticker, and
even the invited weight
visits, the leavings of
the resolute sticker, and
even the invited weight
of an awning or a title.
To think about any being,
summon a kind of waist,
about the glassy dress
To think about any being,
summon a kind of waist,
about the glassy dress
shoes on the connecting
flight, the veins memorized
in illness, the temporary
cover for the grand and sleepless
flight, the veins memorized
in illness, the temporary
cover for the grand and sleepless
windows. Fold each thought:
the highway stop where toilet
paper is piled, the knife
marks on the counter with
the highway stop where toilet
paper is piled, the knife
marks on the counter with
the ants carrying earwax,
the wooden enclosure for
a lake, flooded, the hum of
the cobbled afterparty. Think.
the wooden enclosure for
a lake, flooded, the hum of
the cobbled afterparty. Think.
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