Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Though now I am a light bulb, neat—

Though now I am a light bulb, neat—
screwed tight by flesh not grace
to pinks and whites like coral reef,
fine nerves, and muscled lace—

a pig—considered—meters hymns
a bird in toothmeat scores;
one tunes the other if they're trim
but noise me when discord.

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