present tense
1.
and there is nothing for certain …time and space to(o)… make sure we begin to(o)…
understand
how their
bodies remain
naked as if to recognize
a thousand lakes’ evaporation
…
…
…
…it never really fails these church bells and skeletons you(r) ocean wind oak trees somewhere on fire
2.
and we ask those questions like is she breathing is he vanish(ing) can we sleep
(?)
(?)
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I wouldn’t know you(r) language is an explosion on the tip of some tulips lost in this conversation about war
if he could
ask the questions
the important
buildings
being built
the swarm of
souls
laughing
in these
aspen trees
if he could
those burdens and issues with pronunciation cease to exist around her lips
as she allows us to rename all the objects
starting with our nakedness…
Posted 10/07/12