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| 38 | <section class="content verse"> | 38 | <section class="content verse"> |
| 39 | <section id="i" class="level2"> | 39 | <section id="i" class="level2"> |
| 40 | <h2>I</h2> | 40 | <h2>I</h2> |
| 41 | <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> | 41 | <p><span class="line">I hear <a href="last-bastion.html">the rats</a> run</span><span class="line">in the walls like water</span><span class="line">through a tree. My blood</span></p> |
| 42 | <p>thickens. As I dream<br />the masturbation dream<br />the shelf above my bed</p> | 42 | <p><span class="line">thickens. As I dream</span><span class="line">the masturbation dream</span><span class="line">the shelf above my bed</span></p> |
| 43 | <p>falls covering me in<br />dirt and decaying beetles.<br /><a href="deathstrumpet.html">I see my reflection is headless</a>.</p> | 43 | <p><span class="line">falls covering me in</span><span class="line">dirt and decaying beetles.</span><span class="line"><a href="deathstrumpet.html">I see my reflection is headless</a>.</span></p> |
| 44 | </section> | 44 | </section> |
| 45 | <section id="ii" class="level2"> | 45 | <section id="ii" class="level2"> |
| 46 | <h2>II</h2> | 46 | <h2>II</h2> |
| 47 | <p>When the waves stop<br /><a href="moon-drowning.html">and the moon grins down</a><br />to overtake me: the car</p> | 47 | <p><span class="line">When the waves stop</span><span class="line"><a href="moon-drowning.html">and the moon grins down</a></span><span class="line">to overtake me: the car</span></p> |
| 48 | <p>ran up the street that night<br />when you were nearly<br />molested in your neighbor’s house:</p> | 48 | <p><span class="line">ran up the street that night</span><span class="line">when you were nearly</span><span class="line">molested in your neighbor’s house:</span></p> |
| 49 | <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> | 49 | <p><span class="line">is this why we don’t have</span><span class="line">neighbors? For this the trees</span><span class="line"><a href="options.html">rot only for us</a>?</span></p> |
| 50 | </section> | 50 | </section> |
| 51 | <section id="iii" class="level2"> | 51 | <section id="iii" class="level2"> |
| 52 | <h2>III</h2> | 52 | <h2>III</h2> |
| 53 | <p>I woke screaming and you<br />came to sit next to me. I felt<br />my eyes were open too wide</p> | 53 | <p><span class="line">I woke screaming and you</span><span class="line">came to sit next to me. I felt</span><span class="line">my eyes were open too wide</span></p> |
| 54 | <p>that I could not shut them<br />from the horror movie sitting<br />on your lap in the easy chair</p> | 54 | <p><span class="line">that I could not shut them</span><span class="line">from the horror movie sitting</span><span class="line">on your lap in the easy chair</span></p> |
| 55 | <p>in the dream the other dream<br />in the living room under<br />the tree. Why do I feel guilty?</p> | 55 | <p><span class="line">in the dream the other dream</span><span class="line">in the living room under</span><span class="line">the tree. Why do I feel guilty?</span></p> |
| 56 | </section> | 56 | </section> |
| 57 | <section id="iv" class="level2"> | 57 | <section id="iv" class="level2"> |
| 58 | <h2>IV</h2> | 58 | <h2>IV</h2> |
| 59 | <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> | 59 | <p><span class="line">I wake up in a pool of water</span><span class="line"><a href="theoceanoverflowswithcamels.html">closed over me like an eyelid</a>.</span><span class="line">There is no longer comfort</span></p> |
| 60 | <p>in staring at the ceiling.<br />Its pitch blackness beckons<br />into a future of blankness.</p> | 60 | <p><span class="line">in staring at the ceiling.</span><span class="line">Its pitch blackness beckons</span><span class="line">into a future of blankness.</span></p> |
| 61 | <p>My body lay still quaking.<br />My mind is chained fast<br />to the beating of my heart.</p> | 61 | <p><span class="line">My body lay still quaking.</span><span class="line">My mind is chained fast</span><span class="line">to the beating of my heart.</span></p> |
| 62 | </section> | 62 | </section> |
| 63 | <section id="v" class="level2"> | 63 | <section id="v" class="level2"> |
| 64 | <h2>V</h2> | 64 | <h2>V</h2> |
| 65 | <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> | 65 | <p><span class="line">I sit up slowly creaking.</span><span class="line">I find myself alone buried</span><span class="line"><a href="the-sea_the-beach.html">in an ocean</a>. Far off</span></p> |
| 66 | <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> | 66 | <p><span class="line"><a href="mountain.html">there is an eagle</a> flying</span><span class="line">toward me. She lands on</span><span class="line">my knee and lays an egg.</span></p> |
| 67 | <p>I think <em>not this again</em><br />something I’ve never<br />thought in my life.</p> | 67 | <p><span class="line">I think <em>not this again</em></span><span class="line">something I’ve never</span><span class="line">thought in my life.</span></p> |
| 68 | </section> | 68 | </section> |
| 69 | <section id="vi" class="level2"> | 69 | <section id="vi" class="level2"> |
| 70 | <h2>VI</h2> | 70 | <h2>VI</h2> |
| 71 | <p>I think <em>not this again</em><br />something I’ve never<br />thought in my life. Not</p> | 71 | <p><span class="line">I think <em>not this again</em></span><span class="line">something I’ve never</span><span class="line">thought in my life. Not</span></p> |
| 72 | <p>after losing my car keys<br />in the easy chair. Not after<br />scratching myself on a branch.</p> | 72 | <p><span class="line">after losing my car keys</span><span class="line">in the easy chair. Not after</span><span class="line">scratching myself on a branch.</span></p> |
| 73 | <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> | 73 | <p><span class="line">Not after finding the thing</span><span class="line">in your dresser drawer that</span><span class="line">night. <a href="ouroboros_memory.html">I remember you suddenly.</a></span></p> |
| 74 | </section> | 74 | </section> |
| 75 | <section id="vii" class="level2"> | 75 | <section id="vii" class="level2"> |
| 76 | <h2>VII</h2> | 76 | <h2>VII</h2> |
| 77 | <p>[You run through me<br />like rats]<a href="#I">rats</a> down an alley.<br />You are in my <a href="plant.html">blood</a>.</p> | 77 | <p><span class="line">[You run through me</span><span class="line">like rats]<a href="#I">rats</a> down an alley.</span><span class="line">You are in my <a href="plant.html">blood</a>.</span></p> |
| 78 | <p>You scared me once<br />remember? Jumped out<br />of the bathroom door.</p> | 78 | <p><span class="line">You scared me once</span><span class="line">remember? Jumped out</span><span class="line">of the bathroom door.</span></p> |
| 79 | <p>I fell screaming onto<br />the linoleum. Did you<br />apologize? Did you need to?</p> | 79 | <p><span class="line">I fell screaming onto</span><span class="line">the linoleum. Did you</span><span class="line">apologize? Did you need to?</span></p> |
| 80 | </section> | 80 | </section> |
| 81 | <section id="viii" class="level2"> | 81 | <section id="viii" class="level2"> |
| 82 | <h2>VIII</h2> | 82 | <h2>VIII</h2> |
| 83 | <p>The ocean that surrounds me<br />creaks like a rocking<br />cradle. Your face bright</p> | 83 | <p><span class="line">The ocean that surrounds me</span><span class="line">creaks like a rocking</span><span class="line">cradle. Your face bright</span></p> |
| 84 | <p>as the moon at eclipse<br />and as <a href="window.html">red</a>. Low song<br />my tide stretching</p> | 84 | <p><span class="line">as the moon at eclipse</span><span class="line">and as <a href="window.html">red</a>. Low song</span><span class="line">my tide stretching</span></p> |
| 85 | <p>to the horizon. Ripples<br />on the surface belie<br />something bigger beneath.</p> | 85 | <p><span class="line">to the horizon. Ripples</span><span class="line">on the surface belie</span><span class="line">something bigger beneath.</span></p> |
| 86 | </section> | 86 | </section> |
| 87 | <section id="ix" class="level2"> | 87 | <section id="ix" class="level2"> |
| 88 | <h2>IX</h2> | 88 | <h2>IX</h2> |
| 89 | <p>In bed I am alone for<br />the only time. In bed<br />I am a grown man.</p> | 89 | <p><span class="line">In bed I am alone for</span><span class="line">the only time. In bed</span><span class="line">I am a grown man.</span></p> |
| 90 | <p>Below the blankets I<br />know you for who you are.<br />In bed I see your face</p> | 90 | <p><span class="line">Below the blankets I</span><span class="line">know you for who you are.</span><span class="line">In bed I see your face</span></p> |
| 91 | <p>pressed against the window.<br />I look out and see you<br />and I am not afraid.</p> | 91 | <p><span class="line">pressed against the window.</span><span class="line">I look out and see you</span><span class="line">and I am not afraid.</span></p> |
| 92 | </section> | 92 | </section> |
| 93 | </section> | 93 | </section> |
| 94 | </article> | 94 | </article> |