Alfred

how flagless and in trance
they sway
our cultural attempts at detox

as my blades over fiery thickness
quickly carved our frosted
sickness

with crimson on my fate lines
and arms
blue and white my coat of harms.

things to do when high

release. retain. sustain. hibernate. go to church. compromise. brace yourself. escape. compromise.
make eggs. break eggs. break a leg. put on sunscreen. merrily greet the bus driver goodnight.sing in high-pitched voice. stick a tail on your back and chase it around. hug yourself, make fun of discomfort.
create discomfort, mimichrist. alienate. tamagochi transhumate. invent a disco light system.
follow a pattern. follow a stranger. find nemo. send a memo. fall in love.
fall in coma. provoke a duck. embrace Koyannisquatsi. click. on. send.

Andrew.

and I was distressed when

i heard

she wasn't really keen on fiords

so i took off at haze and even forgot
to take the merlot i asked her for
before retreating nakedly - to the woods

luckily
andrew was there with some pills
and good scotch and his gloves
oh who cares for merlot now
yet i avoided returning his attempt
at handshake
since i always
thought of his garden poetry
as an excuse for
outdoor self-satisfaction
and the gloves certainly do not prove me
otherwise

oh! the fiords

in what heavy grace you move

like the bear

i left back in the apartment