December 4, 2019
The remainder of the cast fell off the stage
We were swaying in circles of dilemmas
Some misty intention had deranged the mares
Quickly in a frosty sea the talent of angels
Others quieted and untangled
The land stacked on land stacked on land
Such furry acceptance of fuel through the veins
In a commentary mellow and triad, fully wished
A container of penniless substance soaked in gas
Further cues how to live while dying
Cement in the veins (she said she said) the cat
Fruitfully lest the vacuum pump freeze
You see she knew, she knew the rain fell vociferously
The things you say along an island dismissal
A faculty of letters slip down the stairs
Scrape on the backs of knees
It was this and again this
(it had been screaming at you all this time)
Missions in figs and long dismissals
However the rotten remainder told the island
Because no one can hear till their ear drums nearly break
Further cues of plates, forks, cucumbers & stocks
Each would be sliced down the middle
Until a meaning derived
An entry into the epitome of ether
Determined by quantities of lead and eggs and underwear
A quotient factory please into dismissal
How laughing they admired the sun set that way
To foreclose the erasure of a temple along
October 15, 2018
January 1, 2019
From Lines by Sarah Riggs, published May 2025 by Winter Editions. Copyright © 2025 by Sarah Riggs.


