death still
life
blood burning
mouth
lips
once kissed
teach torment
in valley
sugar
& spice
slaves
(slaves sing
through this
threnody)
so serpent said
narrator
not here
in hell
you
&
you
who
i & i
who
who
who
taught you terror
wait
under tree
for your shadow
speaks
with other
tongue
tongue tells
death diligent
kiss horizon
before
it end so
just so
it ends
it ends so
hear horse
praying on precipice
calm as night
still as night
night still
as death
last vigil
so sweat
secret
body of earth
cold
so cold
you turn back
to sea
turn back
to sea
run
silent as birds
breaking
in heaven
absence
& ash
blood knows
drink from pool
memory
of blood
in no time
it ends
it ends
listen to horse
as it follows
you in valley
go
go for gloves
so stained
you have forgotten
where you are
echo betrays
so stones sing
song of songs
savage flowers
feed
(god gone
with captain
on ghost
ship)
nature knew
from beginning
being becomes beast
beast from beast
forgotten ferocity
of embrace
(ships sail)
timber
& chains
skin
& song
night
on knees
now
& forever
go to garden
no
no
no
go to garden
abandon all
that
is not great
so small
so small
since setting
off
off
since you came
into being
hands of storm
held tight
go to garden
collect leaves
if it is
last thing
mud makes
vein to vein
wind
& rain
light from sea
darkens
day ends
days
at an end
over
& done
but you knew
that
when horse heaved
tremble
tumult tender
serpent pities plea
out of breath
broken
slaves
& spice
turn your back
to sea
souvenance
serpent speaks
so softly
so softly
irrevocable
sleep gone
once
& for all
silence sense
less
breath
last dance
smell shadow
is it not
forbidding
forgetting not
at hand
(débris defines divine)
so saliva
sea
sperm
& sweat
stains
death being
being
run to ravine
run
sleep sense
less
source
sugar
& slaves
vein to vein
go to garden
go
close
so close
go to garden
speak to stones
there being
no promised land
go to garden
speak to stones
sing
painting - © Luciano Prisco figures walk. 2020
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