A New Resonance 11
A New Resonance 11
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a disintergrative dearth
a disintergrative dearthher myrrhembalms for nowthe murmurhumoursin healthy balancehear the wordher need(indeed only one)she pours overthe wordone death endswith a wordanointedfor its tombthe word 'poor' alwaysand the word to beno moreamong usa word diesbecause it does not dieon her lipsemptiedof itselfthe skin of wordssleep in-turning death's portal -
a dream
a dream I make of the just now
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a word
a word
after a word
at war
afterwards -
a word for hope hollowed of vowels
a word for hope hollowed of vowels
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autumn dusk
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by late light
by late light
the beginnings
of touch -
empty room
empty room –I enter the soundof my echo -
Focal Point
Living things are defined by their ability to eat, move, reproduce, excrete, sense, breathe, and grow. How many have to be taken off this list before I lose definition?twilight mistwhisper-wordshang about -
in becoming a loss of now
in becoming a loss of now
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last rites
last rites—
I watch her eyes
let go of me
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moonless nostalgia for the unknown
moonless nostalgia for the unknown
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nightfall
nightfall −
an absence of stars
closes in -
post-literate verse
post-literate verse
all the white spaces
fit together -
river fog
river fog—
a nameless ache
fills the page
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turbulent mist
turbulent mist—all that is to becomelost in becoming -
turbulent mist
turbulent mist—
all that is to become
lost in becoming