Fishing as a Means of Subsistence

 

When you catch me like this
half over
half underneath
in the wrong places
touch my body
as if it were yours
as if it were yours
like yours
was the body you touch

When you touch me like this
kinda scared
kinda rushed
scared of not
being whole
nonconformist of only
being half

Stay with me
as we were one
as if it were opportune
like a wet dream
like a shaky sleep
by hideous storm
by round calm
everywhere
for all the slime
from the bottom of the rivers

Holiness and Martyrdom
Santaria and eye drops
silently momentary
licensed substitute
letter after letter after letter
pain after laughter after pain
loneliness and then suffering
after overcoming after...

Brushing your hair
feed the fish
feed the cats
and leave then come back
to ensure that the door
it's really closed

When you leave me like this
half seagull
half doormat
over you and underfoot
hot and humid like smoke
from the chimneys
like air passing through the cracks
of windows

So without the predicates
totally past imperfect
totally imperfect
totally


PAR