Difficult to pinpoint
fear of self, uncoiled.
specter unstrung, staggering stampede. Which
sung? left the body open for the moon to break into,
unspooling disadvantage.
Give a thought, Jane: Did filth
begin in conversation? drag
the mood through before escaping the ugliness. Not to
dwell on but overhear footsteps again
approaching: immured,
not immune, then dumdum
bullet templed. rip the mind out. go ahead.
From The End of the Alphabet (Grove Press, 1998). Reprinted with permission of the author.