book of autumn thirst: a sea may die
[book of autumn thirst]
a sea may die
loneliness isn’t contagious, it’s magnetic. 1
life isn’t courageous, it’s pure magick. 2
plate tectonics and inheritor sky 3
gamble the riches into…dee–tay–ulls. 4
hungriest prince yankees water 5
into bags lined with you, 6
plays on this thing once dismissed 7
which has so much weight now, this ether, 8
this salt fleeing particulate 9
marionetted by the gravity on high, 10
made to dance foolishly to give us breathable stuff, 11
and do we care what really did what for us? 12
this pneumatic vampire won’t 13
appreciate your sacrifice either 14
but once dead who notices these things? 15
while you hold in check the deviations 16
rocketing through heaven without a holy reservation 17
you stand in amazement at the minutia, 18
i tell ya’, the instinct for self preservation 19
is nothing but inertia. 20
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