fifty nine. the whys

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take up each pink pill as it comes :
           the pink of a mouth on mine
                        that finds the near red
of nether neverland ; the crown of my
clitoral frown as the ceiling finds me
                                 awash in anamnesis .
we tried to dampen my memory
with a hot mouth — hand held wrist —
but it had been twisted behind my back once more .
six eyes pricked in the lily stamens
            of your shamefaced bouquet
                 whose perfect virgin white
falsely flattered each flayed limb of us .
we flounder in the light of yet more cigarettes ,
the orange glow of the city
          that sings me to sleep :
try to swallow it down each day —
try to dream away your wandering eye ,
your cardinal betrayal , your hands that touched 
trailed an alien's hip : three blue pills and the ceiling
           dream it all away , away if only for a night .

(07/05/2018)

(07/05/2018)

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