mountains

these lucid lines
this dream torrent
dream and horror
removed by obligation

needing an old man and his wife
awkward laughter
footsteps
nickel beer and lemonade

becoming the bird
the taste of young flesh
a version of a comic strip
the American dream

fumbling salt shaker
dressing up like chickens
with stolen credit cards
the desert started taking hold

sweeping and holy jesus
your turn to drive
soon enough
it all goes down the drain

tough with one leg
pushing my luck to the outskirts of town
beauty queens and bong hits
some asshole is selling papers

I have seen him before
last night's chicken bones floating around
it was a universal plot that he was selling
a good job in prison

ancient bites
run away with your anger
hide in a hollow tree
nostalgic backs
broken again

this is the way of the world
all shadows interpreted
badly and with reason
tincture of poison

betrayed, waylaid, misanthrope
obscured hands catch the wing
you improvise at every turn
last night in calcutta

awaken the itch
nakedness and desire
run your fingers through my hair
whistles and dog barks

the tranquil dissolves
into the night
trembling belly
willing smile

tonight we are planets
you could dream about lovers
the pain in the kidneys
all too famous for your misery

this imortal love
sticking the morphine
I awake in your dreams again
my effort to move

mountains