Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Frank Lima


Patchouli

it’s only that I think of you

as a wagon

or a mule with legs that

point to the stars

or a soft language

waiting to stroke a mirror

in a swamp

everyday is a new instrument

lavishly completed

like a part-time cane

the language of night is a prosperous sheet

full of delicate assumptions

the language of night is fragile

like a warm net full of rumors

I want to give you a box of signatures

that include all my perfect moments

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