perdition

stood close
bangles, nose ring
as possible
breathing on me
taking me in
one atom at a time
cute and clean
college girl
she noticed me noticing
she segued
made a show of it
stomped he feet
pouted her lips
international exposure
made a pretense of her car battery
and going to work


i think she believed in sympathetic magic
wanting me to hear her speak
asking if sad ever changes colors
we burn through the haze
through the bullshit of the day
buying one more trinket for the shelf
sort and organize this life
bleed off the being
torture the psyche
we stand and stare into the future
thinking that our eyes can see clearly
yet knowing that we see
what we want
and never really taste
the truth of any matter


we stare into the fame
the diamond studded leviathan
iron wired ears
up the belly
squared jaw smile
the skull mantled captain
with a mouth of gold
a tearful song
ancient memories
bash the legs
clapped the hands
asphalt highway
brown hands and hearts
one stood silent and invisible


guru walking the silver
hulking tavern slickers
uttering a mantra
something from trailer dust
laughing grounds
bottles of the road
muddy poncho
road hump knotted
gliding fishtails
no fear dharma
blue resevoir
tiny cars misplaced
green mountain insects
space aged afternoons

smooth skinned freedom
a hanged man
hanging from the tree
backyard barbeque
beer cans and vibration
red lights and painted gate
yellow lamp dreams
metal clouds pouring'
milk and honey
dusty mailbags
chisom trail
cutthroat trout
we stopped at the architect's house
listening to the radio
adrenalin long truck
there were sunflowers
taller than Orion