Sharp thought, cool head, sunken trout
T h e s e d a y s I ‘ m u n-
d e r t h e w o r s t
o f i t . I s i n g t h e c a u-
tious language again, the co-
corico, the day is made
of beloved, beard, Baby-
lon. You take this life,
you turn to the abyss,
you click your heels. Late
night sweeps, swallows
a w h a l e . H e a v y m e-
tal winter, Dantesque and
gore torn then Dante get-up-
and-go. I bottle the devil
and hide him in verse. Day-
t i m e l o v e s y o u
then leaves. The mut-
ilated mouth bites onto
w o o d, a l e d g e, O n-
t a r i o . N o h a p p y n e w
y e a r w i s h. N o g e s t-
i c u l a t i n g. W e m a k e i t
joyful even if it’s got cuts,
c l o t s, i s g e t t i n g
c o l d e r. I r e-
member being a bird. Now
it’s your turn to reach
your ha-ha, your ha-
n d i n s i d e.