Lawrence Norton
 
know

laying back
                              pulling me down onto her
I felt the warmth of the ashes
                              glaring from the open door
of her eyes
furnace fuel
               lips open, waiting
                             but grinding gears
               of false friendship
                              volunteer no juice
                                          dark accidents gleam brighter than the sun
               found me that night alone inside gravel back
                                           barking at you
                               and lapping at the open wound
                                             in self-sorrow
               dust sits over us
                                   flying in holy crosses
                                                       cool and silent
soon I am.
shake
                    uterus
demanding gold’s fool

                    nothing I can do right now
I think of you righteous
                    wind up life runs down
          screws rust
                     wires turn to fiber
          sordid dream finds itself bored,
and lately I am awake to it

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