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February 03, 2006
the coffin monkey
the chain mail aspects
of this alpaca poncho
slung like a hamlet over a body in motion
is all switchblades and switch backs
confering between layers
brass bands and candlelabras
tow the line down main st.
copper coins mingle amongst seashells
and serpentine
being tarnished enough
to apply glitter
inside a satchel of phosphoresce
even the coffin monkey
shakes off the dust
and puts on his best scarlet vestige
his cymbals only need a few cranks
to team him up with the circus
wholesome looking characters
pass around bottles of Pisco
like a covent of witches
inside the darkened doorways
littered with the remains
of the day
granite archways
lean towards the receding shadows
as dimestore cowboys
target ziplocked jeans
and the hints of soft laughter
a barrel of chifa
and a mug of jasmine tea
defy the bombardments of song
spread thin
behind a cellophane windshield
it carousels this house of mirrors
until fireflies
swim beneath the hammock of the moon
small change has risen
from the tomb
we all tread on baroque lanscapes
carving figure eights
on the landfills that can afford us
keeping a razors edge,
a fine and brilliant line
between life
and the living
Posted by Drexler at February 3, 2006 09:57 AM