Weird Sisters

once

a treasure taken,

by ghosts

is time told.

the walls bare

the inside of

rooms also

tell things.

twice

the things gone

by chance

a You, an I.

Reverend.

Cloudy turbulence, berceuse coming

out of this lacquered beast, a roof.

Wanted me happy before the leave,

that bushy bearded sir. It's him.

fled my country at dawn calmly

still peculiar to me.

Poses

Do the words "You are gold" mean anything to you

Let them ring on and let's not talk at all

Let's leave it there and move on. Hey, what's wrong

Do the words "The end" mean anything to you

Inmates of heartache are killing with love

Never succeeding in killing that love

Far aways from hello comes distance

But don't come unless you disappear

These are the things that matter most

Saving love whatever the cost

Just because you don't see it doesn't make it unreal

I am captive unto thee, set us free

Do the words "I know" do anything to you?

[A. R.]

From To Place

Ice cold water without any ice

there and not wanted, spent January

full glass in hand, sounding like sigh

corridor, door, rows of bed, if any

in Cowfuck, Nowhere.

Clock without hands

tic and not toc, masturbates

the boy scene, translating as youth

verses, one after the other

cum sweetly in bed.

Reticent sailor exciting envy,

impenetrable even to sharp teeth

tiresome like never before, a dialogue

lisped, carved, scrimshaw

in the wrong ivory bone