emergency kisses
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of the body is the earth sound asleep inside the odor of violets given off by decomposing flesh I crack open a jar of light withdraw my child hands from the air and sand I grew up in I am a lighthouse with a neighborly porch a living jewel box of saffron and silk an inane hero and his double what a svelte dream this is a woman removes her head replaces it with a chandelier I pin a rose of sharon to my lips trace my eyes circling the lost ermines of 2 caresses 3 blocks down 2 floors up in "un galope de claridad nocturna" I shove the moon off a ship devour the earth with an iron spoon hitch-hike gray clouds punctuated by blood take off down the street toward montreal I clean dirt from under my fingernails pack my bags load up the car moonless shadows join hands and dance incognito around the tree of unspeakable life the wind is holding its drum mother under the influence of autumn when leaves are blowing my insides are like purple heather gnashing my teeth on purple heather

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