somewherelse

in a land near you

i observed swan

using leaf blowers

to clean out the

pools of the rich

in a land near you

i wore the mask

of conviction as it

cut into my face i

cried out for more

in a land near you

i sat sewing the flag

of forgiveness. i

ran out of thread and

resorted to excuses

in a land near you

i hurdled the mountain

of pornography. its

snow capped peaks

wet and alluring

in a land near you

i married the queen

of abstinence. her

bloated face covered

in marmalade and glue

in a land near you

i wore the pants

of uncertainty. they

felt loose and kept

falling to the floor

in a land near you

all the lights of the cities

had gone out leaving

only the glow of vast

forest fires in the distance

in a land near you

i buried all my treasure but

the money i threw at

the faithless as i drove

through streets of desire

in a land near you

the grass was as green

as a guillotine and i sang

your name. sharp as stones

my legs everywhere at once

in a land near you

i wept like a road

my tires skidding off

the edge into the thick

memory of us