Lazarus of Bethany

Peering down into the vast
leering into the last complex
it swells
 
its seepage
elaborate webs of crusted slime
remembrance trailing
storylines on bleached concrete
 
tedious incision
scaping gray matter
sunbaked-thin
dissolving blades of grass
carving scars cross sunken limbs
 
bramble, knotty branches
extend the film on the water
dementia, a petrol rainbow
reflects fractured semblance
suspended, not hindered
circadian rhythm
 
interrupted flow
currents, debris, gathering
spread of chaos uncontained
contagion language
everything rationalized
noxious morning film
streaming on the skin
 
time wept in accordance
on schedule, measured doses
spiral parentage
in seamless increments
paper-thin, raptured
an incisive flick
ruptured finger
foraging surface measure
 
MM 7/2021