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38 </header> 38 </header>
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40 <section class="content verse"> 40
41 <section id="i" class="level2"> 41 <section class="content verse"><section id="i" class="level2">
42 <h2>I</h2> 42<h2>I</h2>
43 <p>I hear <a href="last-bastion.html">the rats</a> run<br />in the walls like water<br />through a tree. My blood</p> 43<p>I hear <a href="last-bastion.html">the rats</a> run<br />in the walls like water<br />through a tree. My blood</p>
44 <p>thickens. As I dream<br />the masturbation dream<br />the shelf above my bed</p> 44<p>thickens. As I dream<br />the masturbation dream<br />the shelf above my bed</p>
45 <p>falls covering me in<br />dirt and decaying beetles.<br /><a href="deathstrumpet.html">I see my reflection is headless</a>.</p> 45<p>falls covering me in<br />dirt and decaying beetles.<br /><a href="deathstrumpet.html">I see my reflection is headless</a>.</p>
46 </section> 46</section>
47 <section id="ii" class="level2"> 47<section id="ii" class="level2">
48 <h2>II</h2> 48<h2>II</h2>
49 <p>When the waves stop<br /><a href="moon-drowning.html">and the moon grins down</a><br />to overtake me: the car</p> 49<p>When the waves stop<br /><a href="moon-drowning.html">and the moon grins down</a><br />to overtake me: the car</p>
50 <p>ran up the street that night<br />when you were nearly<br />molested in your neighbor’s house:</p> 50<p>ran up the street that night<br />when you were nearly<br />molested in your neighbor’s house:</p>
51 <p>is this why we don’t have<br />neighbors? For this the trees<br /><a href="options.html">rot only for us</a>?</p> 51<p>is this why we don’t have<br />neighbors? For this the trees<br /><a href="options.html">rot only for us</a>?</p>
52 </section> 52</section>
53 <section id="iii" class="level2"> 53<section id="iii" class="level2">
54 <h2>III</h2> 54<h2>III</h2>
55 <p>I woke screaming and you<br />came to sit next to me. I felt<br />my eyes were open too wide</p> 55<p>I woke screaming and you<br />came to sit next to me. I felt<br />my eyes were open too wide</p>
56 <p>that I could not shut them<br />from the horror movie sitting<br />on your lap in the easy chair</p> 56<p>that I could not shut them<br />from the horror movie sitting<br />on your lap in the easy chair</p>
57 <p>in the dream the other dream<br />in the living room under<br />the tree. Why do I feel guilty?</p> 57<p>in the dream the other dream<br />in the living room under<br />the tree. Why do I feel guilty?</p>
58 </section> 58</section>
59 <section id="iv" class="level2"> 59<section id="iv" class="level2">
60 <h2>IV</h2> 60<h2>IV</h2>
61 <p>I wake up in a pool of water<br /><a href="theoceanoverflowswithcamels.html">closed over me like an eyelid</a>.<br />There is no longer comfort</p> 61<p>I wake up in a pool of water<br /><a href="theoceanoverflowswithcamels.html">closed over me like an eyelid</a>.<br />There is no longer comfort</p>
62 <p>in staring at the ceiling.<br />Its pitch blackness beckons<br />into a future of blankness.</p> 62<p>in staring at the ceiling.<br />Its pitch blackness beckons<br />into a future of blankness.</p>
63 <p>My body lay still quaking.<br />My mind is chained fast<br />to the beating of my heart.</p> 63<p>My body lay still quaking.<br />My mind is chained fast<br />to the beating of my heart.</p>
64 </section> 64</section>
65 <section id="v" class="level2"> 65<section id="v" class="level2">
66 <h2>V</h2> 66<h2>V</h2>
67 <p>I sit up slowly creaking.<br />I find myself alone buried<br /><a href="the-sea_the-beach.html">in an ocean</a>. Far off</p> 67<p>I sit up slowly creaking.<br />I find myself alone buried<br /><a href="the-sea_the-beach.html">in an ocean</a>. Far off</p>
68 <p><a href="mountain.html">there is an eagle</a> flying<br />toward me. She lands on<br />my knee and lays an egg.</p> 68<p><a href="mountain.html">there is an eagle</a> flying<br />toward me. She lands on<br />my knee and lays an egg.</p>
69 <p>I think <em>not this again</em><br />something I’ve never<br />thought in my life.</p> 69<p>I think <em>not this again</em><br />something I’ve never<br />thought in my life.</p>
70 </section> 70</section>
71 <section id="vi" class="level2"> 71<section id="vi" class="level2">
72 <h2>VI</h2> 72<h2>VI</h2>
73 <p>I think <em>not this again</em><br />something I’ve never<br />thought in my life. Not</p> 73<p>I think <em>not this again</em><br />something I’ve never<br />thought in my life. Not</p>
74 <p>after losing my car keys<br />in the easy chair. Not after<br />scratching myself on a branch.</p> 74<p>after losing my car keys<br />in the easy chair. Not after<br />scratching myself on a branch.</p>
75 <p>Not after finding the thing<br />in your dresser drawer that<br />night. <a href="ouroboros_memory.html">I remember you suddenly.</a></p> 75<p>Not after finding the thing<br />in your dresser drawer that<br />night. <a href="ouroboros_memory.html">I remember you suddenly.</a></p>
76 </section> 76</section>
77 <section id="vii" class="level2"> 77<section id="vii" class="level2">
78 <h2>VII</h2> 78<h2>VII</h2>
79 <p><a href="#I">You run through me<br />like rats</a> down an alley.<br />You are in my <a href="plant.html">blood</a>.</p> 79<p><a href="#I">You run through me<br />like rats</a> down an alley.<br />You are in my <a href="plant.html">blood</a>.</p>
80 <p>You scared me once<br />remember? Jumped out<br />of the bathroom door.</p> 80<p>You scared me once<br />remember? Jumped out<br />of the bathroom door.</p>
81 <p>I fell screaming onto<br />the linoleum. Did you<br />apologize? Did you need to?</p> 81<p>I fell screaming onto<br />the linoleum. Did you<br />apologize? Did you need to?</p>
82 </section> 82</section>
83 <section id="viii" class="level2"> 83<section id="viii" class="level2">
84 <h2>VIII</h2> 84<h2>VIII</h2>
85 <p>The ocean that surrounds me<br />creaks like a rocking<br />cradle. Your face bright</p> 85<p>The ocean that surrounds me<br />creaks like a rocking<br />cradle. Your face bright</p>
86 <p>as the moon at eclipse<br />and as <a href="window.html">red</a>. Low song<br />my tide stretching</p> 86<p>as the moon at eclipse<br />and as <a href="window.html">red</a>. Low song<br />my tide stretching</p>
87 <p>to the horizon. Ripples<br />on the surface belie<br />something bigger beneath.</p> 87<p>to the horizon. Ripples<br />on the surface belie<br />something bigger beneath.</p>
88 </section> 88</section>
89 <section id="ix" class="level2"> 89<section id="ix" class="level2">
90 <h2>IX</h2> 90<h2>IX</h2>
91 <p>In bed I am alone for<br />the only time. In bed<br />I am a grown man.</p> 91<p>In bed I am alone for<br />the only time. In bed<br />I am a grown man.</p>
92 <p>Below the blankets I<br />know you for who you are.<br />In bed I see your face</p> 92<p>Below the blankets I<br />know you for who you are.<br />In bed I see your face</p>
93 <p>pressed against the window.<br />I look out and see you<br />and I am not afraid.</p> 93<p>pressed against the window.<br />I look out and see you<br />and I am not afraid.</p>
94 </section> 94</section></section>
95 </section>
96 </article> 95 </article>
97 <nav> 96 <nav>
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