what of peaceful men
that send the young boys to war?
vultures red of beak.
black lung
the air is hot, thick,
spread on my lungs like butter.
burnt like blackened toast.
dog days
dog days of summer
leashed to orion’s hot belt.
panting for autumn.
whitewashed boats
upon the slate pond.
gulls like wooden whitewashed boats.
mirror of heaven.
partial farcical
on the brown cardboard
i see god’s smirk in the sun.
joke’s always on us.
numb dum dums
five fingers and toes
upon the saints and the hoes.
opposing our dumbs.