wretched mind

undone with forgiveness
the eleventh hand
outside my window
still the bird song
the electric chair,
seated upon my heart
boring the hole
right through
blow away the sawdust
that was me

the dog wagging
gaping mouth full of cops
laser beam Sunday
robot faces, as
we read the paper
you, clipping
snip, snip
toggle bolt
broken zipper
the jar full of coins
a rusty hacksaw blade
and the grand dark

we drink the last of the wine
long red tongue
and the cat paws the door
she wants
inherited peacock
we lie unhanded
unabashed
by the ripples
huddled with the sermons
endless devotions
recite thy anthem

magic wheels
they eat at the heart and soul
telegraphic brain
scrible the words of eternity
beyond images and cheap reproductions
satisfy Hollywood
invisible murder
 frail machinery
reading Chicago's magazines
today, we open the door
the police want to search the apartment
abolished street images

nameless skyscrapers
landslide inheritance
another human message
don't tell the neighbors
 making plans
fingerprints everywhere
tarot card billionaries
seeing through all the death
the whitewashed room
blurring death
you went out for crackers
brown paper bag menu
green door
knock three times

your shoulders
our pills
an iron hat
that short little nazi
dragging his buttocks
thin brown legs
she was feeling her way
anoher asphalt night
moonbeams
among the bastards
on to Jupiter