above the water-mark
of one time\'s once more un-intended touch
it barked it\'s grease more maypole than a mast
as delicate as concrete
two palms crossed with sabre, tooth and nail.
where all else fails this hybrid of a verb
jumping jack-assed miriam in hypocristic form.
through energy of fins, the harboured walls
take refuge in the belly of a shark.
the sudden rage of steam
the tagged and tested molitov
each name complete in brass
(the other stufff)
from his own hands
no mercy shown for meek and hollow man.
on tomorrows page
no cage of sea
will tempt us with a bribe of sweet meringue
his eyes of gloss
from his own hand
painted on the blind side of a thumb
another day of couriers
we wait with baited breath
the chosen one;