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The Book of Days-3

Hooshang Danesh



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needy!and their edcation-

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Co&er drawing'

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hooshang danesh-



)ay #are-*,2

+ say it again-To begin-

The third-in clear conscios-

(nd resol&e-

y my wait,

t i# yo belie&e-

The #irst wa&e o#-

ays ot-

$# the-ns-

(re by my own men,

Crowding-

The wealth-

/o ha&e to belie&e-

The lies that-

%or down-

(re #rom the #ate-$# these men-

)ho #eign-

ainthood-

(nd straight abodes by-

My names-



Trst me-

/o cant e&er

Clean p-

(nothers hose-

nless yo ha&e-

Cleansed-

$rs-+n e&ery imaginable sense!



Mardom-*,2

+ am great-$r small,

t let me-

ather and collect them-

(nd raise them-

+n my percei&e,

3et me not-

e decei&ed-y their-

eems,

(nd-

May-

The gatherers-

e only-

ecei&ed-

+n my eyes-alone-

y the #aith-

$# n4nown-

(nd 4nown-

To the-

ees-



"&ol-shang-*,2

/o ha&e to admit-

+t rns li4e an

+diots-

Tale,

The way sn manages-

+ts energy-( beati#l-

)oman-

Made o# my-

$wn red light-

its-

$&er them-

3i4e a s4irt spread o&er-

5ightmares-That #ade-

+n the shelter-

$# her certainties-

t loses hersel#-

To their demons-

)hich ha&e to be-

Cast ot-

y her sa&ior-

)ho is her lo&e-

(nd deed--



(nd + 4now-

)e dont li&e in-

Ca&es no more,

That i#-

Cathedrals are-

ilt in-

The s4ies-he can come-

Home-

elentless-

Clean and #ree,

+ 4now-

$r names-

hall pa&e the-

)ay-$# sciences-

(nd yor children-

)ill cease pon it-

The way they-

(lways ha&e-

egardless-

$#-

eligions-

t with one decree-



%am-%ans and &ens-*,2

This en&y-

(nd &iolence-

$n the gronds-

"&erywhere,

The nightmares-

(re yor-

ains,

e#ore- 5othing-

Disappears

+nto some-

hiny-

r#ace-

(nd #ades-

+n the-

+mpermanence-$# shades-

Theres neither-

%an-

5or 6ens ot-

There-

The %am + li4e-is bac4 in hea&en-

Her bac4s are #aded-

3i4e &eins and litter-



Two #eet-*,2

+ ha&e reigns-$# my #eet,

3e#t and right-

+n hand,

+ 4now-

6ens is a #able,

$# the worms,

(bel has le#t,

Mary carries all the-

3e#t alone,

They hang by her side,

3i4e a present-

To be worn,

They dont 7st-

)orship the mother,

They #eel her cold,(nd %am-is sitting by the-

Constellations-

+n my right,

he doesnt at all-

"n&y the woman-

+ lay by her head-

he doesnt ha&e to-

)arn abot-

6ens-

)ho is-

The-



(w#l mirror-

$## their bac4, 5o,

he doesnt ha&e to-

%retend she li4es-

Their gasps-

5o one li4es it-

+# a mirror-

Comes howling-ac4-

or yor mast,

5o-

The #ires-

Hang by or-

$wn man,

Christ-*rd

934e is dad,:How it is-

That' hell has ne&er-

3e#t-

+ts always been here-

Then--

The steams-

3ea&e-

rom the-

Center-

(s they appear-

+n the #ast--



or the rains-(re-

Con#igred-

y mysel#-

The lighthose-

$# hea&en-

+s eighth,

The &iolence-

$# theirs-

+s spread- 5on-plsating-

3i4e a shade-

+n the distances-

Closed--

+n impermanence!



%erceptals-*,2

+ ha&e to constantly-

%erceptally-

Delegate-

eal-

To the se&en-

9heads o# states,:

Magdalene-(nd Marys-)ho are-

The &ery

(ctal--

$# Capability themsel&es-

t held bac4,

or the weight-

$# men-bac4s-

(re greater-y-

"ach step-

(nd listen-

)ith e&ery mo&e,

+ hear the-

%eoples sigh-

$#-

espect,

The dead are no good-

(ngels are-

Distraght-



(s in withot their-

3i&ings-

aith!



%am-*,2

10,000 strings-

y the body wor4ed-tirelessly-

To bring yo, ot here,

y yor birth-

20,000 more-

(cted-

+n s-

To ma4e-Certain-

/o rise yor head bac4 to-

Hea&en-

y or-

Constellation ;e&.

(nd-

/or shorts-

)ont #ollow-ntil-

They are led-

6igorosly-

y my names,

Theyre torpid-

(nd ma4e a show-

$#-

elie#

t can hide-

The sal--

(ssassins-

reath,



e as alarmed-

+n yor steps-

(s yo&e been taght-

Till then!



3ight-*,2

They dont say lea&e-

5or stay-

)hen were arond-

They seem to-

epeat-

$ne cosmic wilt'

o-ecase yor-

Mo&ement-

+s good-

or-

My e<isting-

(nd wealth-



Marys-*,2

)hat wold yo-

ay,

To man who comes to-

/o,

(nd says-

+m little bit-

$# a carpenter,

(nd a little-it o# grass,

(nd theres-

omething de#inite-

/o want-

Him to do,

Thats why + dont-

o to-My 5ines and shadow-

)hen + need-

omething decided-

Done-

(nd with lo&e-

+ go-

To Magdalene and Mary-

Hersel#!



%eople-*,2

(nd on the streets-

$# distance--

+ tell yo-

( reasonable woman-

(nd man-

lac4-

/ellow-ed or-

)hite-

+s what pleases-

"&eryone-

3ord or-

%artisan-



Three-two

$t there-

(s in here-

%eter 9=ames: and Mathew-

>ell yo throgh-

The le#t-

;e&in soothes their ner&e-

34e and =ohn-Direct yor tra##ic-

Throgh the Ma?e-

%al helps the-

=dgment-

(nd anity-

$# his sel#,

/o ha&e-To con#igrati&e-

Michael 9Mar4:-

(new-

Hes li4e-

( man lost-

To-

The wa&es--



Heart-*,2

The heart is-The energy-

$# all the-

%eople-

rom base-

To the top-

4ipping-

wirling-

3i4e a twister-3istening all-

The time,

To the sonds o#-

Their standing-

(nd #ate,

y the white-

The right,

Here-

They are into-

Meanings-

$# the wealth-

t cant climb-

)e o#ten-



o slow-

or their-

e&ers-

(re ntowardly-

To light,



nction-2,*

)hate&er yo do,

Dont ta4e the-

nction and dty-

$# a man or woman,

(way,

They come into the-

)ay-loated-

t not 7st,

They bring a hoard-

$#-

Ha&ing been gi&en and-

londered options-

$n their attire-

hapes-$# bro4en belie#-

"<ercised not-

$n paper mills-

t thoghts!



e&en-*,2

t listen-

)hen + loo4-

(t e&ery door-and star,

$nly one @estion--

(ppears-

ncalled-

t more &ital-Than any other-

eatre-

y their lights'

)hat ha&e yo-

Done #or s-

How ha&e yo helped-od and yor names-

y the #aith-

$# all e<isting-

(nd wealth-

5o other @estion-

oothes the se&en!



hadows and mirrors-*,2

)hole is not-

The langage-

$# 5ine or Mar4-

+ts not the-

%roperty-

$# shadows, and mirrors-/ors or mine,

That they sit-

$n the edges-

$# my mind-

(nd repeat-

ods mantras-

hold remind yo-

$# a canary-+n a coalmine,

epeating-

( sond-

)ithot its-

Meaning-

(nd height-



n sets-*,2,A

3et the world-pin itse#,

+m its almost-

"&ery wheel-

$# in&ention-

%er#ect,

+ 4now the-

Men cra&e-Hal#-ha?ard-

6enes-

or their &ent,

The women-

5e&er-

Complete-enogh-

ing-

or the-Dearth-

$#-

Their wealth,

+-

;now-

The saints #aint,

$n the ots4irts-

$#-

"&ery hill,

wearing-

That-

The montains-

)ere-

Their own mista4es,



t we 4now better,

The psalms-

$#-

reedom-

(re-

My own #eet-climbing-

The places-

That we saw in-Coming-

(s we laid-

Down-

Their beds-

(nd i#

He doesnt-

Cry the-"mpty-

Heart-

y his names

+#-

He seamed-

$nly lies-

earing despair-

+ assre yo-

"&ery drop-o# each ocean-

+s my-

$wn wear-

(nd armor-



y

The sndown-

(t the climb-

$# each set!



ill-*,2,A

+ts the retrn-$# ha4espeare-

)ith the dsts,

or the greening-

$# his-

)eighs-

pon s,

5ot distract,t the solemnity-

$#-

%oetry-

That has been-

sed-

esr#aced-

+n red-

(nd consmed,

t ot-

$# sheer-

Desperation and need-

Has to #ill,

Meanings-

(s thogh-

)here-le#t,

ra?en-

eed-

Mst be-

Ceased--



or the-

(mors-

$# his 4ing,

He says-Hes light-

$# hea&en-

bmerged-

;nee-deep--

+n gold and lea#--

This way-He sleeps-

;nowing-

The mantle-

+s his light-

till,



Tow-2,1,*

)hen a woman loo4s-

(t yor shoes-

abriel-does she #a&or-

/or wal4ing alone-

"&erywhere-

t + 4now #arewells,

This one greets-

My steps-3i4e-

They sail-

The #eathers-

$n her wings-

Then-

Does she remind-

s-$# someone-

)hom yo 4now,

(nd + remember only-

+n my tales-

$# her wedded-

Creased letters-

$# old-

(nd i# her eyes-

Close-

"&en brie#ly-

Can she see-

( dream o#-

/ors-Thats been sold,



Does she sense them,

or my lips cant wal4-

The length-

$# a word-

+#-

The ending-

y the woman-+snt seen-

+n her eyes o#-

$pen-

)ashed clean-

(nd death towed!



Mary-A,B,*rd,

3et me as4 /o Mary-

(nd e&ery woman-

y yor wings,

)hat i# yo were to-

3ead pac4s o#-

)ild horses-ome blind-

(nd ailing-

t what i# yo-

Had to-

3ead them to-

The waters-

or theyd-%arch and die-

)ithot it,

)oldnt-

/o rope e&ery herd-

(nd lead them,

y e&ery act o#-

/or will,

/o wold Mary-

o wold yor women-

egardless--



Manage-*,2,A

)hen it comes-

To shadows and temporary-

+ts e&ens management-

)hen it come to-

"ntire-

+ts mine-

(nd e&ery ripple-$# the names-

y the se&en-

+t isnt cosmically-

%ossible-

t #or hea&ens li&ing-

(nd Christ-



%ro&erbs-*,2,

(nd acting-

ased on-

=st time alone, is horrid,

+magine-

(pplying #ashion-

To conscience-

(nd deeds-+ts horrendos tone-

or e&eryones-

elie#-

(nd wor4s-



Mathew-2,*,A

+ said Mathew-

)hy do yo stop-

These women and men-

rom assassinating s-

He said-

5o,

/ore the #aith-The e<ods road-

Had been horrendos-

Then + saw-

%arents posting-

5a4ed pictres

$# their girls-

(nd + 4new-

)hat he meant-

(nd was more glad-

)e were ali&e-

Then-



les-*,2,A

These are the-

%aradigms-

$# e<isting by me,

They are-

aranteed-

5ot

y only-

t ha&ing-een-

een-

6eered-

(nd met,



Chaos mo&es-*,2,A

The way + li4e a-

Constant perpetal-

)orld-

These changes in-

The weather,

Ha&e been-nothing-

t trblence-

%oring in,y the side-

$# e&ery gate--

The %ans,

The way they-

reet-

/o-

$ne-eyed-(nd shelter less-

The pri?e o#-

"&ery reen land-

)e made--

9#or the begin,:

(nd the-

3o&e lights-

That come to-

6anish-



3i4e lanterns-

3e#t to-

ade by-

My doors-

y the people-

(nd how-They sigh-

(s we ta4e-

(way-

lac4ened-

le sols,

3i4e-

Candles-

rned anyway-t, the side-

$#-

3ight-

(nd hopes-

+ thin4-

)ere not-

eati#l here,

My constellations-

y %eter-=ames-

ond o##-

+n gongs-

$# mayhem-



5ot tones,

$# their sol,

He says-

My horses-

(s4 #or blood,

They&e-

Come, 5o way nearer-

To #ind-

+n chasms below,

+ 4now what he-

Means-

The #oods-$t-

$# them-

(re @antms-

That-

mell-

5e&er li4e-

The body-

t hoard instant-

y loss, and noise,

9incomplete,:



5athalie 9: and +-2

+ drin4 almond mil4-

)ith #igs,

(nd wal4 #or hors,

o only-

esrrections-$# light 9>antms #ro?e:-

r#ace abo&e-

+n shadow-

y my stars o# night,

(nd she-

ings-or the #e&ers-

he meets #rom-

elow-

(re-

5ot od born,

t only-

Come as wonds-

(nd distress to-

His mind-



(nd we seam-

Together-

ongs o# resistance,

+# only-

)e 4eep-

The bedraggled, away-

or one more-Tide,

%eter abo&e-

+s seamed by %al,

)ho wal4s in the-

n,

(nd redeems-

"&ery lost angel-To his comes!

9y might,:

+ 4now, why we ha&e-

10,000 men,

(s one loses his #aith-

His brother says not-+--

95ot-+,:

(nd ne&er the body either!



m 98A-and-some:-*,2,A

+ 4now the sn-

3ea&es-

y my death,

34es tail-

3eads,

;e&ins-Discordant chords-

ollow-

To echo-

His birth #ar--

Those stars-

(re hea&y-laden here,

(lmost e&ery man-

3aid ot-His bed (lone,

ated-

(nd #ll,

(s the body-

Came ot-

$# the oceans 9there,:-

(li&e by his leg-

)e ha&ent lost-

Time-

+t grie&ed ot-

$# himsel#-

y his side,

9Marys immaclate wa&e,:



+ #eel-(s we resce-

(#rica-

That they sing too lod-

$# being le#t ot-

$# the miracles,

$h-

That bed is so-

Hard to pll,he sings-

y my birth-

(nd + belie&e-

+n solitaire-

(s yo-

ing the-Hymns o#-

od-

3i4e Ha#i? 9$r name,:-



Two-1,*,A

"&ery 2000 years-

Time-

Mo&es #rom base-

$# its heap,

To the ape<-

3i4e ,

( montain-)ond-

(nd #ed-

The ri&ers-

$# dar4,

$n top-

Collect and thic4en-

3i4e a myriad-That shold wa&er and end,

+#-

The weight-

$# people has been oneros-

+# they-

aped and maimed-

Those cries-

Ma4e the drop-

o horrid,

The in&entor-

$# the world mst pay-

+ am the beginning and the end,



Meaning-

"&ery moment-

egins-

(nd #ades-

$n mysel#-

)ith crci#i<-+ nail the body-

$nto-

+ts-

3edge,

Here-

)e in&ent-

The begin-

(s well-(s meet-

The end-

+ts eternal now-

)ith the-

tars-

$n both sides-

$# arms-

+ts-otside-

Matches-

The-

)hirlwind-

$# #ore&er inside,

The od--



hadows by dearth-*,2,A

They gi&e s-( one-eyed Mary-

(nd then,

Hal#-man instead-

+ts these tentacles-

$# natre-

Thin,

That wor4 in-

hadows and dead-9That allow mista4es,:

+ts Thomas 9;e&in:-

(nd =ames-

tanding erect-

+n pblic-

y women-

t their beds-

(re waste-#ll,(nd sinned-

+n man-

+ cant e&er absol&e-

$r co&er their trac4s-

5o more than anyone-

Can sa&e-

( &irlent man-

rom being attac4ed-

y his own weighs-



3isten-

=dge the righteos-

y hisEher deeds-

ade them @ic4-

rom yor thoghts-

+# they are not awa4e-

+n names-(nd complete!



%lains-*,2,A

+ ha&e hardly e&er-een less charitable-

)omen and men-

Than these people-

+n plains,

9)e&e 4nown more charity-

+n t. =ohns city-

(nd by the homeless,:

(nd #or + care in their-

Chrches-

5o more-

Than + care #or-

( mans wallet-

$r-

The si?e-$# his #ence,

(nd becase-

+ ha&e ne&er heard-

My name 9=ess:-

sed so #re@ently-

(nd in sch &ain,



Magdelane-*,2,A

Theres a terminal loo4-

To her,

The stardom-

The chases across-

loors-

$r #eigned, dependency-

$n hers,

+s a #able-$# the maimed-

+ dont appro&e-

$# the-

3ight o# my #aith-

ed-or-ble-

To sit by the-

)ilt-

$# chaste and dty-3i4e she wasnt #ormed to-

Do-

3isten yo cant-

eside by hands-

)omen anywhere,

That they need yor-

;eep-

To wal4 into-

The #ires-

+s a lie o# the #aithless-



(ny sin-lac4ens the gi&en-

3ight o# od as sol,

The heated shall wal4-

$t o# those-

helters-

aith#l--

ac4 to-

The sorce-

+#-

+ cant sense the-

Chaste and dty-

$# or women!

9y them,:

They shall-

)al4 pon or-ronds-

5o more-



teady-*,2,A

Throgh crises-ome stand p-

traight-

ecase trmoil-

y od-

nites e&ery thread-

$# them in the world,

t dismisses-

The short-comings,+n their being temporarily-

9)ere war-li4e then-

we accept how they come in-

#or the #a&or o# e&ery wind,:

till,

+ dont ta4e them-

)ith s e&ery way,"&ery seam in me-

(s4s #or-

%ermanency by the-

aith-

+n deeds and wor4s,

Throgh thic4 and thin,

teady-

(s the eyes-

$# hope,

+# it isnt or men-

Then they arent-

+# not or women-

Then ne&er recei&e them-

(gain,



le-*,2,A

/o rle-

y e&ery sensibility-

aith-

(nd patience-

(nd highest tentacles-

$# hmanity,ein&ented-

+n yor names-

(dam and e&e 9Mary:-

+#-

They abide by whats-

+nherent in them-

They win,+# not-

The 7dgments here-

(re as eternal-

(s be-



F demons o# t. Magdelane-*,2,A

That girl-

)ho is my-

a&orite-

$r own red-

)a&es-y hell,

3aid down-

>ietly-

(s she brned-

(nd sang'

/o cant-

Harm me,

he meant s,Her sel#,

Then =ohn-

tayed in-

3i4e a soldier-

(nd a ser&ant-

+ see him-

"&eryday-

(nd no-

He doesnt-

emind s-

$# her,



9How can he,:

Hell brn too-

He says-

+ts my own heart-

(nd wonder,

He means-Hell-

%or bac4-

$n me,

rom the ceiling-

(s he

3ea&es the hearth-

(s + await-

The womans retrn-3i4e-

( soldier-

(nd a serpent-



)omanhood-*,2,A

ay than4 yo-

(s yo lea&e-

t my pinnacles-

or womanhood-

(re Mary,

Magdalene-(nd 5ine women-

(nd they are-

Hea&y as stones-

Here-

itting by roads-

That ne&er steer near-

+ts-

The #ate o# creation-y whole-

The bac4s o# these-

Men-

rrond-

eaty li4e

6ltres-

(nd the-

Dance o#-

(nother-



)oman-

+s so lost-

+# their prime-

Hopes-

(re redced-

y #oil,

+n the distance-

o let od-

Create-

or + 4now creation, well-

(nd its absence-

)ill chime-

Deep-

"&ery #ear-



Magnitde-*,2

That iris 9Mary:-

+s &olptos-

(s a tale,

That ponds e&ery-

ear and lo&e-

$# od as hersel#,or the bringing-

$# Har&est and #ertility-

That constantly-

(stonds and ligers,

+ said Mary-

Do yo e&er #ear-

The loss o# hope-he said-

+m immaclate-

(s a way,

(lways-

Close as the-

eers-



Dreams o# martyrs by Magdelane-*,2,A

leeping ne<t to her,

+s li4e #eeling-

The reach-

$# yor own height-

ormless,

The windows-

$# later escapes-etrns-

$# #a&orite within,

That made her stay,

+ thin4,

)hat alarms-

rom whiche&er ele&ations o#-

Hate-

Has broght yo near,Mst ha&e been raised by-

6oices that-

;ept their #aith-

ecret-

(nd waged wars instead-

or-

eseeching me-



They-

oght-The soltion as yors-

+n the depth-

$#-

Their pain!



Creation-*,2,1

(nd one night the-

hadows bro4e loose-

(nd werent drawing s near-

+t was li4e what had-

Held the &oices close-

een a weight o#-the-begin,

Calamitos-trained at e&ery seam-

t-that which creates e&ery constellation-

(nd star-

+s my own li&ing-

Day to day-

+n the hors-

+n the #la&or-$# the names certainties-

$ne shold be called-

%erse&erance-

The others patience-

"&ery one o# them-

Mst ha&e the-

5ame o# a woman-

That ceased me--



The weight arond-

Them-

(re the people-

Here-

=st here-

+n smmer-

$# their discontent-

y winter-

$# my seeding-

or whether they were warm-

$r heated-

The in#inite-

hape o# light-

Has been #ro?en-

3i4e a pyramid-

(t-



The height-$# the &eneers-

$# e<isting-

+ see how its been-

How it will be-

+ see the-

Magdalene-

+n her green ha?e-$# gardens--

reeting s-

y the bed-

$t o# the third coming-

3i4e a waiting mare-

)ith a prononcement-

That what-

Held-

The entire-

)as her own-

Man o# light--

5ow weary-

5ow completely--



(phrodite

+&e heard a #resh rmor

That there on the edges

6ens is calm

reener by B000 sends

he doesnt wa&er

y his #eet

nimagined li4e a

enseless meant

he doesnt seep #rom

Her hair

)hat e&en the dar4ness

y two

Coldnt cleanse

5or de#end

+ 4now words

(rent

/or srprise

+ see the

Clearings

(rent

or the

%oor in &ision

(nd sight



+ belie&e yo seam"&ery parable or

%salm

;nowing i# yo breathe

+nto the pebble

he wins-

(nd the way

"&ery bride

(nd spring

Come to

%ass by his grace,



Hea&en and hell-*,2,A

Hell is a two dimensional-

rond,

ti#ling and worn,

Hea&en is li4e a sleepy man,

/o cant resrrect-

y dreams alone,

+ am the wa4e#l,

The eternal and always,

9The beginning and end:

My head births the-

Hea&en,

My leg is #irmly-%lanted by hell,

+ steer his world

5ot alone,



Two-*,2,A

$ne man is enogh-

(gainst the world

+# their ways are-

o o&erwhelmingly wrong,

)hen children are hrt-

(t e&ery trn,

(dlts wal4 arond,"ngrossed in,

6iolence and-- #all,

)ithot 4nowing

)hether or why-

t + ha&e billion-acti&e sns,

(s we wish-

(nd + will alone,

(nd the matter-

y each and e&ery one-

+s a mother strong,

$r will be so-

3isten-

$ne man is enogh

(gainst this world,

teer them by s,



3e#t mirrors-*,2,A

/o dont 4now-

How ordinary they #eel,

These stars-and their e@ipage o# red,

My le#t is worst thogh,

Hilary and her mirrors-

(re beds o# gliness-

(nd nails,

+ 4now why she cant mother-

%am or god,

Deeply-

+ts not my will,

+ dont e&er-want my wishes-

To-

3inger on that-

ide too long,(nd + #a&or mysel#

(s a woman

Mary 9"&e: can hold-

"&ery lantern by-

Tail-

(nd ne&er wa&er-

Hersel#,

5o-

My le#t is-

$ne diatribe o# misery-

(nd rage,



(lmost e&ery wa&e-

$# nrest +-

3oo4 at,

+s their own-

odden ways-

(ppearing in

)hite clods-

The-

)ay-

( mirror in#ects-

The eye-

+n sdden shades-

$# nsaid-



hadows and ghost-2,*,A

+ts a 7o4e

+n yor #a&or,

That yo can rn the world,

+ arm them-

+n 4nowledge-

(nd let them-n the corse-

y my will,

+&e ne&er seen-

o many ghosts-

(nd shadows-

ccmb to glitter-

(nd #ame,To be constantly-

edced-

+n essence-

(nd still-

ing he praise-

$# what only #ades-



re-2,*,A

Theres only-

$ne heart and-sol o#-

The trth-

These ornaments,

That hang arond,(re not to my 4eepings-

They are-

3i4e the winds--

That appear

y the storm-

The storms-(re to remo&e-

The nwanted-

y home,

+ appear e&eryday-

3i4e calm-

To #rther-

The point!

y yors,



(lways

They ha&e come to-

"&ery shade o#

Disrespect #or-

Themsel&es,

They way their-

Thoghts and mirrors-

hape on matter,

+t increases their own-

ears o# their own,

y the ma4ers will-

+ 4now, were-

$nly gi&en to-tomorrow,

$t o# my today- 5ot yors,

5ot e&en hers,

t the way-light-

reets e&ery sense-

+n always!



3ast Magdalene-2200

/ore wrong Madam

Theres no wi?ard-

ehind a crtain-

Theres none-

Hea&en-

+s attached to my-

"&ery breath-(nd begn by light-

+t has no-senses-

+t begins-

(nd ends,

The hell-

+s yor abode-

+# yo ta4e-

helter there,+ts only my bac4,

+ts the heart-

+# the senses-

(ppeal-

To-

His might-

Treat the children well,

3ay by yor man-

+n songs-

$# lo&e, appear and #end,

The rmors-

$# yor height,



(re gra&ed-

y no threads-

nless e&ery breath-

/o raise-

+s by the-;eepers head,

(nd rest,



3ea&ing desert-*,2

"&eryday yo-Ha&e to balance-

$ne #orce-

(gainst the-

$ther-

They are not only bac4s,

Theyre #limsy,

)a&es o# wind-

+n-Changing weather-

+ sing theyre by my-

5ames-

+ 4now not-one-

+s-

ore&er,

5or one belongs-To any certain #ate,

)e 4eep changing-

The tides,

$rient is greener-

Than my right,

5ow,

)ith these weighs-

+ts li4e-

Tending children-



)ith the psalms-

$# war,

+ ha&e watched them-

Disappear

+n their rains!



=liet-*,2,A

ince she le#t,+ #eel +&e lost,

( #riend,

+nnate-

( bedi?en o# linger-

(nd stri&e,

)hen the #igrines,

ather arond-

$t o# shadows,$h how she blames s,

lames yo,

or hearing-

Her cries by night,

+ thin4 her disappearance,

+snt her want-

+t isnt how she sees-

Certainty-athered by heart--

+ thin4 she 4nows-

Too mch,

itting by the #ire-

Mst be,

)indows to-

"&ery derelict-

That no cleansing-

+mpro&es-

$h, how she 4nows-

That blame-

3ingers-



low

(nd therere rains ot o# here,+ mst be glowing,

+t si??les below,

There Magdalene-

+s re&i&ed in-

Her bed,

entimental,

(nd alert-+ cant tter a word,

t 4now the #re@ency-

$# her breath,

3i4e a billowy pendant,

That doesnt e&er need-

My help,

o, she says so-(s thogh her domain-

+snt so scarred-

(s my &ent,

My bac4 hrts #rom-

tanding,

My ears, oh the-

onds o# anything-

+ thin4, or say-

Hrts,

(nd thogh + ne&er 4now-

The di##erence-

My &oice abo&e changes-

To the-



abriels,

The rays to hea&en-

ondless-

nnoticeable-

ntil he leads and e<hales--



Thomas 9;e&in:-*,2,A

(s #ar as + can see-

Thomas-

/o maynt lead-

The Canes--

+ li&e amongst-

Them-

/or only &irte to-Them-

+s that yo are s!

t one li4e their own-

holdnt lead-

or the direction-

$# his sense-

ecase + need them-

"lsewhere-"lsewhere-

(way #rom-

Their com#ort-

(nd rage,



helter-*,2,A

There are tric4s o-

preading the-

Trth-

+n reality,

(s lies #alsi#y-

Their aim,

(nd god comes in-)ith yo,

(nd she-

aith#l-

Chimes in-

+ts li4e-( tent,

/o ha&e to-

5ail in 10,000 points-

To #eed yor meant!



or s@ares 9(lberts dream:

+ 4now--The #or-s@ares below,

Ha&e no light-

+n them,

Theyre dimly-lit-

)agons-

$n the trails-

That lead #rom my-teps-

(s we bild homes-

(lone-

(bo&e is a la4e-

$# light-

(nd he hears-

The #light-

$# his sol,+n rest-

(nd soothes s, no!

nder my bed-

+s a girl-

3onely as mysel#-

(nd she wor4s the #loors,

he says its not-

Her des-

To pay them, bt sold-

To go,



+ 4now theres no one-

"lse bt #or-s@ares-

Made o# load,



Deeds

/ore better o## on-

The side o# deeds,

5ot whisper-

$r mirrors,

9$h, how #lawed they loo4,:

+ mean yore sa#est by-(cts,

3i4e a woman or man-

That clears his path-

e#ore sets #oot ot-

The door-

+n the thoghts, born o#-

+&e nloc4ed the wrongs-(nd pro&e it e&eryday-

y the way-

)e ne&er #eed the thorns,



ame 9+ts not gay anymore,:

(nd dont e&er stand-aint-

+n a corner-

(nd says-

)hat a man or woman-

Does in the-

%ri&acy-

$# her-

edroom-(nd chambers-

Doesnt matter-

ecase-

They carry it-

ra?en-

oiled-

+nto 7obs-To boardwal4s-

(nd tenements halls,

t worse-

ins--

$# same-

Misshapes the-

6ery matter-

(nd rains-

6iolence and rape--

$n e&eryone!



3ast Magdalene-2,1

The horrid re7ection-

$# her not meeting,

The terms o# or-

"<isting,

+ts &ales being redced-

+n her #lare,

+ 4now i# a woman-tands li4e a star,

( trobador, co&ered in gold-

+# shes well-4ept and adored,

)e 4now her to say the-

rest things,

+n that pose,

t, by the well o#-

;eep and deeds thogh,The lster isnt 7st absent,

he isnt re&ere in the-

Hors o# hope,

The sends #rom her grip ad lea&es-

3ea&e s cold,

They ha&ent the eyes o# a soldier,

5or the pa&ed conts o# home,



They resemble a pheasant-That wants to show-

(nd be shown,

(nd, oh, all the tra&ails-

$# lo&e,

)old ha&e been-

=st many,

(nd in#inite ods--

Maynt notice her-

t #or two or one,



$ne-eyed-Mary 9Magdaene:

+ts terri#ying-

How low she wor4s #or s,

$ne has to hold p

( seam,

(nother has to help her-

)ith her clothes, hair-

How to by pent p-Hoses-

$# sols,

+ts belie# by the-

ide o# wrong,

(s in yo woldnt 4now-

+# shes by the side-

$# od-

$r li4es the clamor o#-Disease,

+# seeing one is her choosing,

$r she was born into it,

The way she lea&es its-

Doors open,

+ 4now it isnt-

(pparent,

That they wor4 #or s,

+ mean-

The appearances are-

How-

)here and why--

$# the lost,



trings

The #ort o#-

i&ing the-

Threads o# wor4s-

To yorsel#-

+s-

/o can hear its-"choes o# con#idence-

+n the distances-

Howe&er,

Dim the lights-

$r-

The site o#-"nemies ships,

The @i&ering &iew-

$# clearing-

+s heard-



)orth

/o can ne&er e<clde-

( woman or mans-

Character #rom-

His or her wor4-

/o see that man on-

The street,

+# yo do-

/ore telling him-

Constantly-

To hide,

(nd what i# he neednt,

)hat i# he does-+t harms him or s!



$ne-eyed-corps

)old yo go arond-Ta4ing photographs-

"&ery day-

+#-

/ore dis#igred-

Deeper-

(nd deeper-

+ say-imon %eter-

This corp. o# dead-

b&ert-

The reality-

(nd throw it-

+n my #ace,

+ see people coming-To s,

)ith eyes perple<ed-

)ith senses-

rightened-

5ot 7st-

$# themsel&es-

t by yor-

Dead,

The meager-

)ay o# dealing-

)ith yor weight



(nd these e<cses-leepy-

(nd bed-worn,

reed inspired-

(nd dri&en,

hall determine-

/o own-tays-

y or hopes--



Them

He might ta4e-

( bicycle,

"&erywhere he roams,

Thats the se&en-

+t ta4es height-

To-

e com#ortable-

)ith yorsel#,

$h, bt these lions-

9=ohns horses,:

That li&e by hell

)ant attendances-

That only greed,

Com#orts-

(nd satis#ies-+n its range,

Theyre not-

)ho we are-

5or what they-

Mst be,

The rles-

(re here-

rom abo&e,

(s yo #ade away-

(nd thin,



Mar4,

+ tell yo

)hat mar4 and-

These shadows-

hots and whispers-

Mean-

That ignorance o#-

Their e<isting-

Mst ha&e been #ine,$ne day,

or they absorb-

;nowledge

3i4e rats-

They gnaw on it-

o it shold disappear-

rom their midst,



=ohn and Magdalene

/o 4now how any-

Times,

+ ha&e told her,

/o e<ist so thinly-

Here-

+# yore my #ires-

)oman only,

+# yo go arond-inging o# yor-

High berth

(nd ha&e no-

5oble deeds-

To-

pport and protect-

/orsel#

(nd Mary,+ say the same-

To yo =ohn,

)arn yo o#-being-

$n 7st-

$ne plane,



Mary

trengthen-

/or tentacles-

/or pair-

%am-

(nd Magdalene-

(s yor sel#,

ing them-/or songs o#-

reedom-

(nd respect,

+ 4now deeply-

The tra&ails-

"ach been throgh-

They ha&e to 4now they-

it by the mother too-%ermanent

+n e&ery &irte,



Thomas 9;e&in:

(rond here-

Hes been li4e a wheel,

That we cant psh,

5or it will spin by-

+tsel#.

Ma4e sre-

My mother can stand ne<t yo-+ said,

Ma4e sre-

/o wal4 by the wheel,

Deserted-

$r in7red-

(ll day,

/o gi#ts-

(re ods-"&ery single-

train-

(nd share--



=stice

(nd listen-

(n in7stice to any-

Man, woman-

$r child-

+s in7stice-

To god and all #ate,

)e wal4 arond- 5ight and day-

Di&iding-

The good-

rom worst,

(nd dri&ing-

The weeds-

$t o#-"<istence-

y e&ery-

;een-

tep,



%eople

+# yo stri4e a string-

( cord,

(t best it-

i&es yo a note,

Hea&en gi&es me-

Chors-

Hell,

The antithesis-$# e&erything,

%eople mst gi&e me,

)or4s-

Deeds-

That correct their own,

(nd mo&e along-

The-

)orld-)ith me---



Montains

p the hill,

Theyre silent,

(nd dead,

$n the pea4-

They say-

They&e been with yo,

Thogh ha&ent-

They are 7st-

Contrary winds-

$n the edges-

$# my head,

Down the hill,

The sing agreeable,

(s i#-

/ore by their met,

(nd yo arent-

5e&er been--

They 7st ha&e to-

Mo&e,

)ith the-

Momentm

( thogh-

+ts their own wind,

(nd its always-

/or will---



The ody

5o one sees the-

Hori?on-

3i4e mysel#.

(nd + dont see it-

+n #ro?en dropped-3in4ed passages-

+ see it-

)here the-

Hori?on-

+snt #aint.



Mary

)hen yo thin4 o#-

ratitde,

Dont thin4-

$# yorsel#,

(nd o# what + say,

Thin4 o# all-

+n my &iew points,

+ cant garantee the-

6irte-

$# or women,

5or the-

ainthood-

$# my men,

+ 4now + am-(t all points-

They,

May or may not stay,



Har&est

+ thin4-

My heart-

etracts some-

$# the antimatter-

or its health,

+ see it rains-

"&erywhereThe &iolence and mayhem,

t + see the--

orce--

etaining

The good-

(nd composre-

3i4e the eye-$# a hrricane,

(nd-

The plow isnt-

Mine,

The people-

That rained

5e&er stayed-

Too long,



5e&er wold,

)anted it-

Their own way,

The le#t wasnt-

The right-

Coldnt tell-

The di##erence-t the body 4new-

The sol o# e<isting-

nderstood-

)hat the 4eepers-

5e&er #athom-

)hole,

+n the n-e<isting-)ilt,



Awars

That all beaty has been hammered-and ironed,

onthedty #ields o# now,

The woman are ta4en o&er by their white, satiated

+ 4eep thin4ing when prity le#t them nclean bt

not why-

+ ha&e a #eeling

The rains are theirs

Most stand in the corners and shot abot their ties)hy so swollen thogh

)here the Mecca le#t them #or

How long will they be so co&ered by their scents

+tGs a message + ne&er to repeat in their ache

)hy so ordinary

)here to in those nsoght colors by yo,

+ want to rn

)e as4 orsel&es across times #or The ability to mo&e in as many shapes

)ithot losing who

+tGs easier than + imagined

(nd ntre

he letGs me sense the below

+tGs gases that thin4 they 4now

(nd donGt

)orst than any way the wind blowshadows rmors is to thin4

They ha&e more woes

Than hope

They war

y lost and night,

+ win by the smallest

+ncrements o# light,



Fgabriel

They are sed to sdden wealthDescribing the methods

The way merchants do,

igni#ying importance

$# what soothes a #ew,

He ne&er mentioned his i&y road

+ mean the com#orts

$# nothissol

The men by the alleyTrc4s roll-thndering in the shape o# #eelings

+ see the delsions are gold

+ see the merchantGs sold

+ belie&e my men re#lect

Their disease

+nto the hose

+ 4now there are cowards

(mongst them that hide,+ ta4e it-itGs clear that + wonGt let go

He wonGt let die-be dead

(nd it isnGt their choice,

(nd arenGt or &oices e&erywhere

epeating the same warn

That those who donGt #ollow

(re the welter o# the appear,

That they shanGt be repeated

)hen the storms cold

5o, this abriel is

)ea4ened by his own tremors

Thomas amongst them



DoesnGt re&ere himsel# That heGs bent to men

That + shanGt lea&e him

5or greet him in the end

5o, this abriel is wea4

He tal4s a thnder li4e a thie#,



8stars

Those stars are mine

5o dobt abot it

They #orm on the a<is o# their

ol, ot

3i4e clsters o# his #oils

(rond the sn

=dea, Medea the winters-

That they wa&ered in arms,The plots by the retrns o#

(nyone called grace

)hether she 4nows how to tender her wealth

y the bye and salaam

"ach time the departedewarded, we won,

+ 4now the stars are li4e re&elations-

Deterred

The #ren?y o# e<isting at once

+n the #i<es o# yor sate,

Me alone where only aloneness

Concedes

+n e&ery &lnerable plain

(nd the weigh beneath them is wrong

The men by men lying

Their women not wanting the abandon

My imagines mista4es'



5otes as sonds

)ater #or reason

The men who ha&e har&ested

The gronds are in two,

Deem less

edced,



Fdetails

+# yo canGt per#orm in the details%recise intimations o# will,

+ canGt bear as yor witness

+ 4now or will too

Has strings

He gets it, she 4nows itGs #ears

He wal4s on water with it,

he redeems hersel# by deeds

+ 4now weGre in the detailsody and seams



laws o# symmetryEsynergy

DonGt e<plain things ot o# yor pieces there

The &illains, passers by-the goodly winners

The morn#l plow, + 4now the belie# is not yor

call

+# yo remain on the edges alone as redced

+n The absences o# meaning and lightooled

/oGre belching #ilth into the s4ies

(nd she has no mind o# her own

Mar4 is a tear o# some shadows

ehind

+ see yo as alarmed at each stage

5ot #orgi&ing them -or #orgetting yor will

/o are so better than i# #ollow the trails3i4e dti#l gods-

+n the senses gra&e #er&or #or now

3i4e what they stream by the ri&ers

nlearned

The dream hori?ons i# + were to remain winsome

(nd de#end



8red

The red egregios #ootprint

5ot only + am yonger by decades

9elati&ity:

t the change #rom le#t to right

+s ob&ios to the mirrors

"&erywhere

The women loo4 #or their #ace

(nd the men linger 3i4e itGs their own winded ware

omethingGs they ha&e worn be#ore

+n the nmbers o# a sa#e

)e thin4 o# physics

+tGs easier #or them than #aith

(nd how she becomes easier

+# ribald donGt retrn

+ mean they are low letter lights9amongst:

+# yo agree with them

TheyGll want a minte with their own, 7st to play

od and redemption

(re ne&er easy #or debt

)e come by the mintes

3i4e theyG&e been brned-

+ as4 e&ery door and mirror

To wal4 in them

Hesitancy here-

+s the mar4 #or dead



Thomas9;e&in:

)hat men

He seems to ne&er belong to wor4s

His men waste the hors as thogh he deplore itGs

hopes

The only man we ha&e who bends to other men and

lies

The women 4now where heGs been and whatGs heGs

sold

+ said donGt abandon or women-

He says he only cares his same-

)e canGt ta4e him along

+n war or peace

(s he waits #or his pieces-

ade



Bhills

+n women yo loo4 #or a soldier here

(ppealing bright

Comparable in ache

+ 4now the ble #ields ha&e yonder in their ma4e

Meaning the bloom wa&ers in them

+# the prpose is good

+# the mirrors 4now awa4e is a measre o# #eltThe )ay hardness escapes

+# the meeting by the edges-

+s entered in their grace,

+ 4now womanhood has a way o# redeeming hersel#

5ot in hers or his

t in her ma4ers eyes

(s her wellness and #air

esides in his pairs(s in-we come to sooth togetherness

(s welay



1000rooms

rom each room 9star:Hangs a la&atory and a 4itchen

That n-miraclosly lead into one another in a

cycle

That #rightens the #aith#l

+ throw these rooms ot o# my haste and seeds

To the ots4irts o# e&ery begin

TheyGll be there to com#ort the

Mee4 in me(t all times

t yo ha&e to cleanse

Them

at e&ery bathe-

Morning and noons-

$ne has to sa&e them-rom themsel&es

(ppealingly and rle!



Fspirits3isten 7ohn --the se&en spirits are li4e seeds + ha&e

thrown to the gronds

+ come each day, and i# they ha&enGt ta4en root well-

+ can trn them o&er and re-plant

F,

+ ha&e so many times stood by railroad stations

Homeless shelters and tenements halls

Thin4ing who is going to help s with so mch sinsand weight

(nd my men ha&e been missing in action

+n pri&ate planes and yachts

(nd so many li4e mar4 and ;e&in

Ha&e been a brden to this hose thatGs

nimaginable to the people who loo4 p to them

&ainly

(nd only sel#-concern

5o to the way to sal&ation is always by men and

women who are dti#l and &irtos by e&ery trn



Bmary

he doesnGt inhabit anything well+ donGt 4now how to tell her

The doorway

( song

The #ilaments o# light in the mirrors

)ell- born sentences

+s e&eryone, sed to mirages here

heGs the note in my right ear

y the hrt3i4e a string that will-

5e&er sing or betray

The ble #ields sholdnGt 4now her name

+# their intended is not met

(s in what appears in the passages

Mst be the right#lGs win

t +tGs the way o# these women and men re#lected

on her The come not to bear gi#ts #or themsel&es

he crises in the shadows and reminds them not-

to-stay

(nd e&eryone sings her praises

ecret

olemn

3i4e theyGre destined to wane



8ha#i?

The words tremble in the &ery air

+tGs the many colors o# their rain"asy silhoettes comprehend only whether

+t is

$r isnGt their #ade

(nd it ne&er-

The body is the #ated on many strings

That har&est in the rainbow is li4e a ring o# stare

elie# is yor crate

he saysTo the sands in the distance yo ne&er #orget

$h the beds o# oceans are not

(part #rom yo

"&en i# she lingers a day or two

/oGre the #ly o# his seasons end

+# she doesnGt come near

/oGll still pretend

That the son o# god is the sa&iort yo donGt #eel his wind

+# yo lie awa4e all night

+# comprehension is what yo see4 by his may

(s thogh only claims matter

The n4empt appearances

$# the wither

y the height

$# his made



Bmar4

+&e ne&er seen a creep

3i4e this mar4,To pretend a willow

(nd he isnt hail

To bree?e by the ri&ers dirty and armed

(nd #eign, yor only

riend is the

ite o# his despair,

3isten' + 4now the women lie,)e 4now the man are bac4s

(nd cant sigh in the-

Clearer,

t we bild this hose on lo&e

)hether od #orms in

Their consciosness or- hate,

(s in-

)hoe&ers on the edges

$# light,

(li&e or dead,

Has to agree to the terms-

$# the

reat



Amary

+n my hor o# need she was 7st a shadowt then the ble and red crosses ha&e le#t her

3i4e no bed worthy o# lord

5o bra&er in deeds and acconts

or home

t cleansing to the air-li4e a #air weather sold

+ said whoe&erGs not with me is against s

he said her mirrors are all waste

(nd the way she wal4s+s by-

5o tremor o# hope

(nd the women at large

$h, i# a woman-

+# any by the berth o# a sol-

+tGs yors

+tGs yors,



Aabel

Hilary doesnGt 4now whatGs good #or her

+# she sleeps+# she ne&er dreams in them,

6erily lost

+n between the grades

3i4e the crossings o# the certain pair-

The dreamers she 4nows

$h she besieges s-li4e she hopes to 4now

"##er&escent li4e beaties

To be born$r ntested nwise to the &oices

$# men

)ill she become by mars my companion some days

$r retrn to the empty palette o# those she morns

5ot in beaty

5e&er #orth,

omething ne<plainable as a loss

(ny sword that mo&es by hate$r

The greening o# the #orce she hoards

$h Hilary doesnGt 4now better

+# she paces well

(s she comes and lea&es by my hope,



Fe&oltiong"&erything changes as we sail

The #eather weight o# Million wa&er on hands

The delsions by the met seeded

The #ew o# the sr&i&ing grace

$h mins the nights

(nd the shadows that mate on the beleagered

3i4e the sins-nmbers are etched on the mirrorsG

heights,(nd they arenGt

)hen the body replaces them

+tGs my way

"&en the decline has to be cared #or

y a sa&or #or seeing well

or the retrn o# the 4ing on the

%lacement to the tend

+n child, woman and man-y the green #ields

+n light waters

+ 4now the dolphins. and the rest

Can sense

s in him,G

)ales o# e&ery sailors meantG



Fgabriels+ said what do we do with these nights

That are #illed with &oices o# #ilthy mar4 and his

drn4en men

They lea&e &ery little rest #or s

He said + ta4e mar4s as in they shanGt e<ist no more

(nd yo stay with Magdalene and %am who

worship the gronds we wal4

+n tattered clothesy the mirrors they &eer and con&ert to hope

t stay with the women

(s in their imper#ections are sonds that lre the

mayhem

(nd restore

+ listened we didnGt ha&e a choice my strongest

tentacles in the night were %al %eter =ohn Mathew

34e and-The serenades o# the women

+ morn

(nd they are n4empt

They smell o# not the body nor their reign

he comes li4e a weather that car&es the menace in

pieces-

Cra?y and alone

t the sonds o# her thnder

3oses the crowds

+n the mintes li4e soldiers-by-#ort,



8reignDonGt be ob7ectionable

5e&er pt any on a pedestal

ThereGs no one li4e yorsel#

"&ery tenement o# hea&en loo4s o&er a &alley o#

ma4e

Their #eet are lost

)hat remains are the hnger

The #ate less seams o# rows that are torn9+n grace:

(s the spar4s ha&e le#t them

The #ew that re&ere any other are by the loses o#

senses

(s in they are not occpied strdy and whole

+n the ma?es that call them home

nbelie&ers so many

The &iew o# the hori?ons are only yor letters thatsow

(nd there are no here 4nowing air

Their stars are ta4ing the breathing

(way #or the clearings

$# #aith

The news o# the old

(re them

e&oltions is when the body lea&es

(nd the new #orm lingers

Their sa&e



Fordinary

)hat ordinary men

Their women sit by them and wonder #or their wa4e

+s he a stab in the night

$r the delsions they #a4e

)hether he loses himsel# to wa&es

$# oceans insane

$h the news #or#eits his corage

$r she sedated their waity the #ontains

+n the orrestGs wills

The seating by the mirrors e&eryday or the hors

li4e an intended met

$h what ordinary #ate

)ithot or linger

)hat ma4e withotThe ma4ers scent

+ belie&e e&ery one is so hard to resce

They seem by the willows

3i4e itGs their own winded,

3i4e something in the air sings #or their sa4e. (nd it

isnGt ors

+t hasnGt ceased them

$r their way#arers

5o we arenGt by the rabble e&er

5o the place is not yor certain

Mill



F4nighrs

+ li4e to breathe con#idence and pairs into them

)hen the nights are secred by the Holy host

+# %al by his spires

Trns and warns the waiting woes

+ 4now he does

+ see she belie&es in her sol

Throgh the clster o# red

Ma4e belie#

+n the stands where his ca&emen #aint

+ see why so many actors are gi&es his robe

ring the shadows in

3i4e they were sent away #rom home

The partisan o# the clay

The maimed &ersion o# saints

They cry' why donGt yo die

He lies in my deathless gra&e and howls #or li#e

$h the sinners want another day

+nstead they seethe by the cre&ices that hoard his

light

(nd pa&e or way

elentless



A,Braids

+ sit and contemplate how to redce them

+ gi&e whores the 4eys 7st to dri&e them into the

abysses they claim as #ate

The rape o# little girls on their heads

The bleness o# a man they bro4e on the pa&ements

To hell,

5ot one remembers the #iresThogh they sit on the edges o# my leg

3i4e a #a&ored lent

ThatGs my mirror + paint

The red &ines o# her

weetness o# shelters

$n a string

)rapped in a 7ngle o# beats

teady and close

3i4e a minte in the bac4 and ne&er #ar

rom himG

he 4nows-



3ost

)hod belie&e that that women

9lo&es:

Closes her eyes

That star loses his light to shadows

Has to be resrrected

rom abo&e

)ith a drop #rom the oceans core

That + am srronded by the sonds-

(nd weight o# sin,

That mista4es appear-

$t o# billion nabated breaths

ThatThey sit arond me-in hea&en and hell

+n dreams, nightmares

)aiting li4e dependants,



*depth

The lrid thing isThese sycophants and shadows

$n the otside edges o# mind.

Trying to e<plain their #leeting in the-

Cosmic senses and themes,

+ts li4e a #eather

)ho thin4s its by a storm,

(nd we seam the world arond s

+n per#ect circles-

That has one tender and will'

+# yor rise ot o# ashes-

/o retrn beamed,

(nd #lat+# he light o# the li&ing isnt-

/or beacon,

)astelands and silence are

/or depth,



87ohn

+ dont see how his head

+s

3ost

t his tro&es are not laid

or or shelter and rest,

)hy heroism is not a #er&or That engages e&ery lay ot and-

)ay

+ dont 4now we are occpied to sa&or a wind,

$r sit by the 4ing alarmed

(s thogh e&ery moment

Mst be gi&en reign,



8ble

)ith e&ery trimph+ want to gi&e the credit

To someone else-

=ohn

34e

The se&en,

Magdalene

(s it happens

ome o# the nightmares(re theirs,

"&ery star sitting pertrbed

$&er &alleys o#

)omen and men,

(w4ward settlements

y the body in

(lways,he wor4s hard,

The men remain silent

3est their mrmrs become lod,

The mothers, + hope wor4,

ehind he seams,

+n&lnerable,

t they too ha&e their

cents

That arent a@a wash

estores

$# aints,



The ble @iet mo&es

$t in to the sn,

rom dilapidated

arrage-

$# red,



Fgabriels

i&er e&ery seam yor entire,

)atch with the-

"yes o# an eagle,

The weight o# their

ins arond or head-

+s a #ainting shot,

i&e only berth to-she who has

(nd will be again,

ee how the temporary roam,

3i4e e&ery breath-

Mst be the last-

or the world,

3i4e e&en children-holdnt be

(rond anymore,



Bnorth

+ts the positions yo

Ta4e,

low percolating dearths

+gnorance,

"n&y,

"asiest departres #rom 4nowing

(nd belie#,

+ 4now then,

How yor own matters

old

$n yor recei&e, oh the clatter and noise,

)ide berth

(nd di&ided heap,

$# nothing,

+ts li4e coming bac4 to

The heart o#

Cease,

epeated.

(s in e&ery mo&ement-

De#ies yor e<isting

(nd 4eeps,

+ts li4e gi&ing in

To yorsel#

)hen yo

holdnt be,

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