how long can a tongue
hold?
lip to vomit
its
throat across.
no reconciliation
for the teeth are guilty
by accessory. inside
very dry
and a reason
to silence its
dark and hoarse sound
that
acknowledges it is
speaking
“sweat”, thinly.
very loud.
reminiscent of the much pained
and bruised gum, being
tight lipped, on the whole
across the jaw, about
the (w)hole of it. unnameable for its
ab strac tion. on the inner cheeks,
cuts that are open
to fascination. a wake to
(still)
find myself
immersed
in
sleep. hard
to believe that (I) breath(e)
at all.