\t\t\t\tO dark charlatan,
\nsnap-brimmed flip flops
\nclapping between the earth and you,
\nlisten,
\nlisten for the vacuum that
\nforms the
\nfistfuls of words
\nfrowning in your pockets.<\/p>\n
You know the words that
\nothers will understand but
\nyou refuse to arrange them,
\ndecrying them as cheap.<\/p>\n
So take it easy.
\nHandlebars on the platter.
\nJugs of rubber on the clockboard.
\nSinging apples in the church basement.
\nAcid on the diving board.
\nGritted dismissals in the jaw.<\/p>\n
Announce your deprivations,
\nstarting from the tic that went
\nunnoticed in the
\nfirst hours of your life and
\nremained ignored as too obvious.<\/p>\n
The tic grew into a bloody circle,
\nracing darkly to infinity while
\nnever leaving its hiding place,
\nsurging into the consciousness of
\nanonymity, covering
\nvicarious lovers with
\nunredeemable scars.\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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