A taxonomy of pain
trailing the wake
of otherness’ vessel
unraveling its lines
on parched
loss of dwelling
Rules, criteria
methods and samples
inscribed
in a currency
of blues and lament
its circulation
blasted on the differential
of muscle, tool and scepter
Bloated specimens
unmoored and afloat
where a convergent horizon
holds together the future
present and the past
entangled twin tears
triple pangs of inertia
as Spring bursts forth:
a thud in the heart of your belly
a flash the eye of your wound.
Pina Piccolo, 22 March 2021. Dispatch #2, following Ferlinghetti’s advice.