under close examination
flashing
posing
pierced in lock-step defiance
tugging in unison
attached just there
and there
and just there too
hooking
latching
tearing at fences
barriers
angling every which way
tiny creatures
running headlong
trapped comprehension
wordless dismay
clawing freedom
nothing hopeful
ever felt this way
and yet
nothing hopeless
ever swaddled
ever planted
ever allowed
ever festered
ever healed
mustn’t stray now
too far off
even though
from now on
is where
this longing lies
languid
spread
from this point
to there
just there
you see it?
look
follow this finger
lasered
cutting across horizons
places
not yet seen
just there
you see it?
now look behind
blurred out moments
dragging tails
tucked low
ears back
erasing
ensuring
these untraceable
critical thought patterns
jagged
undulating
swaggered
narrow
never allow
comprehension
static
so that this manifesto
should wings fail
should hulls crash
should towers crumble
take no prisoners
no haters
no followers
no sour taste
no tapestry
no red carpet
nothing
