Cliffside
lodgepole pines:
the coastline’s
green bloodline
in decline.
I’m supine
and resigned
to be fine.
What's one more
crossed drawn line
in the sand —
in my hand,
one more plan
abandoned?
I refined
the strychnine,
mixed it
with quinine
and thickened
with red wine,
then mainlined
that moonshine —
the needle as unreal as my spine.
And all this ocean breeze
never succors me to breathe.
It’s just another westerly
calliope.
And the stars over the sea,
they never shine for me.
Completely out of sync,
we seem to be.
It’s only when I blink
they’re twinkling,
and I cannot adjust
my shuttering.
Cliffside
lodgepole pines:
the coastline’s
green bloodline
in decline.
I’m supine,
but don’t try;
I’ll be fine.
Don’t try; I’ll be fine.
Don’t try; I’ll be fine.
Don’t try; I’ll be fine.
Don’t try; I’ll be fine.
Don’t try; I’ll be fine.
Don’t try; I’ll be fine.
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