Excerpt from Procedure:
the sucking limbs climb out of water,
cracks the shell for meat, sentient enough
to pour in my mouth, right before
I wake up, swallowing the long entire coast
Excerpt from Procedure:
the sucking limbs climb out of water,
cracks the shell for meat, sentient enough
to pour in my mouth, right before
I wake up, swallowing the long entire coast
Excerpt from Revelations:
forehead chest shoulder shoulder, utter habit, a jolt wakes
the sleepers who blink, ashamed of open faces, one wails
stop, Drive, no last syllable, the shout drops away to a hush
and the Liffey’s low tide reveals chrome bikes, by the way
Excerpt from Real estatehood:
knotting, falling out, we tip level luscious
the lawn effervescent, a stunner in brick
obsolescence, too much music, cedar solid
Excerpt from “Lumilipad ang isip”:
in the leaves, a fresh green body
patinating verdigris, old chicken feet
simmering in broth, so salty
I can taste nothing else