[a last primer]
A alpha means trouble
B an old truck and a dirt road
C isn’t a bird, but you already knew that
D an eternal curse
E doesn’t matter no matter what they say
F the way it hangs like meat on a hook
G there’s no such thing
H silent till it wants to scare you
I won’t play anymore
[earth people]
if you’re watching this, you know what we did
how chatter hunts your dens and warrens
rough letter
of its breath
Ha
[rebel, inc.]
Failing the firm scratch
the sulfurous line
igniting globe
planetary match
what’s to lose?
Opposition’s sexy
and the Swiss’ll
guard your cash
sowhaddayasay
Ruler of Ash?
[a gala event]
maybe that’s the way
three quick blows
to mark wall P
then gone, a taunting letter
scent lingering
under the noses of soldiers
stumbling to halt
before the line of ladies
curtsying their gentlemen
oh to be an empty gesture
the foiled search
dashing bow