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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>