Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Back




I never broke my back

But Back back back
I once tried taking a wheelbarrow to
Move memories 
Forward only to see the 
Tire looking flat.

Howz your back?
Back when
In a Frida Kahlo  painting 
Her broken back intact
Unhealing
Not an act for anyone toI enact 

Today my crunched back flies with
The bats
And Rats
Cozy up to gnaw
On nerve endings 

How sweet
In a forest an Alpha leader of a wolf pack
Howls and 
Howls
Nearby fluttering bats squeak
Ultrasound waiting for
Echos to resound back
-No questions asked, if it's your snack.

Today I hear 39 taps
On the dark cold window pane
Dancing taps from white moths
Bouncing off my window
I stretch my neck like a flamingo
Remembering childhood fears of 
Turning off all the lights.
 

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