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The Circles, the Gapes, the Source

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that dawn the clouds were gothic,
curved and clawed cathedrals of the heavens.
they bloomed slow
from the blue womb so close.
we refused to know
the hand of that angriest of gods,
refused to let its print
(the land of sodom),
make of us solomon's
solemn and forgotten,
refused to be judged
by a thing such as sin.

with fearful eyes,
a brow hand knit
newborn blanket,
you clenched my hand,
demanded that i not squeeze back.
everything hurt so much
that you begged them to pierce your spine.
when this began,
you told me
that you were facing the consequences of our actions.
i told you
the only baptism that matters
is the one that clogs the drain.
this one.
so much you've overcome.

we have become
a purple grey:
a certain shade
of joy,
a perfectly draped
and coiled
curtain of grace
and noise,
verdant not faded
or spoiled
by hurt or shame,
her voice
first escaped
it bore
your burden your rape
your war.
determined made
them void,
girded you tamed
your sores:
the circles the gapes the source
of the curious pains
of being exploited.

the girl we created
when we joined,
emerged and negated
my boyhood.

she was a
splendid apocalypse
suspended inside of you,
descended upon us,
and we breathed it in,
choked on the light.
there were cakes of ash
we ate to see
each other's souls
as wedding veils
full length.
laid and then lifted
made in the image
of an essence
that when held,
falls to ribbons:
a waterfall gently melting into air
(the shroud of a virgin,
eternity shimmering).

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from /, released May 1, 2011

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