difficult
to /stay/ awake,
waiting all year
to hear
Mark E. Smith
warm and flushed
again, knobbing
the amp
so bass leaps
woozy
in his
live mix.
drink hot vanilla-
infused tea
for the caffeine, /slice/
boiled eggs
lengthwise.
pale congealed
yolks,
cupped
in mirrored
white-marble
jiggle
flesh.
join the chorus
with a goodfriday
touring revue, king&I
southpacific, /chew/
delivery pizza
in wichita
shamrock
motel.
hope passports
will turn up again—only
this time with plump
apostle faces, sweet
oil&gas last
names, clean
enough to /carry/
us home.
