power of suggestion

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lemon oil and verbena
for cool and breathe
almond accents slide between
for this longest night

skin on skin
location, inconsequential
as our host approves
all angles

accute, obtuse
we are turned over and again
in this extended darkness

disoriented by gravity
blurred in the essence
and circulation
cut to non-essential pieces

head hangs upside down
re-discovering lost pieces of
mother of pearl
and silver circles
hiding under the bed

would the host approve?


June 21, 2004

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