a once in a lifetime show

i’ve never been here before

so i apologize that i sift like a snake

who realized it didn’t have legs

but could’ve

and sometimes feels like it does

with leftover limbs

that lead me to a different now now

that i am sure is great if i can just stop

and hear what is being said

but there was that thing long ago

maybe when i was still a snake

still thinking about my feet wiggling

plopping off like gloves

which would be nice too have to

if i had hands

to hold that women who said

how lucky she was to have me

and i wanted to say something just as just

but she darted her tongue in my mouth

like a snake

my mouth is dry now

i need water

how can i feel like i am drowning

i get up with legs that are weaker than my heart

when someone somewhere says

can you sit down

their lips are red

full

delicious

flashing consumption

that’ll never be again