a song

absorbing all light and eyes

she radiates

the deconstruction of self

for the construction of i

dressed in deep black lip stick

that only the universe matches

spreading into a nothing

that is shared between us

no matter how much i stare

hoping for a shooting star

and knowing full well

that she is probably a comet

come to kill off the lonely

nearly empty earth

that absorbs so little substance

*

the rain sings of the massacre of worms

who spring like flowers from the dirt

searching for sun

finding only clouds

and the occasional moment where they do not drown

under an umbrella and a boot

that is whistling the sadness

of the travelling sea

away

*

these are the words

the only words

i have to tell you

i love you only

*

the vinyl cracks

like a fire

and we feel the heat

wave our way while

the we wait for the world

to turn around right again