25 august          6:15          macdougal street, manhattan

on a piece of yellow cellophane paper
rubbing a grey jaw against
having no space for
so much to look at
waking up is a problem
st. john the divine
spots of ink
too much
give megaphones to the disenfranchised
anti-virus shields to the rich.
look around suspect.

shearing pain in the middle back
mining the body for retaliations
a bright hot grey