Levitation

Alternatively, “worth waiting for”

Photo by Josh Applegate on Unsplash

just look at those
bereaved tendrils
its like the man said, Gina
even levitation is going
to let you down in the end
can’t afford the prophecy dues
and all those colloquial flavors
taste so freaking non-permanent
to you

you can’t always see
the piss stains
on those green pastures
over yonder —
you know what threads of yellow
and blue make, Gina
don’t you?

yeah, them metaphors
keep giving up the ghost
as you’re peddling
such complicated puddles
on account of the plume
that’s been seeping in

over by the river banks
Commanders doing
what Commanders do
they’ll suck it all in
and stack that shit
ever upwards
into the ulcerated sky