archaic partner
jettison the ungraspable in your palms
off holy sequencing fluorescent morning prayers
you tilt your eloquent shiny deflection make-up
armor
to recognize the origin
love
lust
neither condoning or codemning either
lost in frequencies
secret compartments
the listless tribute inscribed upon the output of your mother's womb
you pay in bravery
in jumping across ravines other men build bridges to traverse
in seeing the precious innards of gems that other men manipulate to glimpse
in hearing the frantic murmurs of the dead
your gift divine and ubreakable as the recycled power of the sound you devour
fulfills her
sitting there on a jade swivel pillow
which, like your curious smile, was a gift
strength from the alpha icicle
of your mere presence
an imperialist fury
seedlings burst
the world below you shatters
while you remain neutral in her eyes
a forgotten ultimadum struggles to recall itself in you