gotham in arrears
since one immured is not forgot
I let a pansy wilt for rot
and vowed the banker’s misunderstood
what crowned the leafy brays of cottonwood
let all the trim gone daisies
be forgot. let bloodbaths
fill the dailies
all incognitos arrayd
we swim through the Hudson only
to find the golden egg
variations
on the acanthus, bear’s breech
a boar in the group. old spies
have a habit of blunt speaking
moore said of
their pub in the glen
taliban normally carry out fresh
attacks w/ the thaw
there will be
increased snow
over the lee
end of the lake
From gowanus atropolis (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2011) by Julian Talamantez Brolaski. Copyright © 2011 by Julian Talamantez Brolaski. Used with permission of the author.