photography E X Q U I S I T E C O R P S E
sharpens knives
just to exhaust the wet stone
no cuts into that side
no sword slipped lastly between the ribs
breaking off exacto blades
we heard that's what the neo-fascists do in Moscow
between the ribs
we heard they sweep the streets in Warsaw
we heard they wear suits now
heard they always did
and appear on television
run in elections
run elections
maybe a punctured lung
when leaks mean nothing
air into air
the breathy language of political forecast
opinions about the weather
callous self congratulation
saw it coming
or gaping denial
how could this have happened
whichever is sexier at the micro moment
thin thin blades
layer cakes of argument
don't need a sword to slice a cake
can't eat a decent piece of logic
so cuts teeth on cookies sheets
own own content
Remember me on this computer
sharp sugarless baking
and learns to talk a mouthful
until the wet stone dries
and knives in disuse rust
from the moisture in the air