Rippling Flesh Of Titian

& the friendships, they exploded
1 by 1
Like the rippling flesh of Titian
In his old age. Antiope.

A flourish on his forced
Resignation: He was made to
Watch them execute his… “mentee.” Made to
Watch his…
Tints dim. Me,

I lose a dime in the moment it’s given
I travel with a single pencil, James
I will choose to remember you,
Dad, w/ mother’s voice. A small amount
Of tungsten

& I feel a Fillmore of relativity
Rippling thru me.
The little bunny
Eats prickly asparagus,? I choose
To depend on a darker drink for existence

15 derisive bottles, one for each finger
I kiss the northern flicker & I falter.
It will perch on your
Wrist to feed & film from there
A corner of the wall where a dwarf is potted

7 inches tall w/ molded hair
& painted eyes.
Sometimes there’s peanut butter in the house & I’m like oh no
& my mother rigged up fountains in the bisque

To ride in which denotes joy & profit
Shoeless but mint,
New model fingers.
& falter for the rest of my life,?“Envy
always eats it out of sight…”