Hermaphropoetics / Longing

In a dream
of a hermaphrodite
in silhouette

slender and elongated

a hermaphrodite

shimmering in scene after scene

staged and scripted
out of a lost narrative

discovered after the siege
longing thrown onto the body

an asymmetrical form
hyperfeminine hypermasculine

collecting and sorting
chicken bones turkey bones
exquisite the beaks and feet

organizing bones

lovely the pigeon bones
sculpted delicate

gothic cathedrals
shimmering in scene after scene

the shape of vertebrae
rising from a postapocalyptic pit

the waves of the Atlantic crash

the RUINSCAPE disappearing

then the LANDSCAPE yielding forth
dandelion yielding forth

lemon trees strawberry
hibiscus mango goose grass
pomegranate

leaves spreading undulating
secreting mucus nectar

amorous the greedy seed amorous
covetous the warring roots

murderous sex cells
hypermasculine hyperfeminine

hungry the fruiting bodies
swallowing the prey

the waves of the Atlantic crash

In a dream of a hermaphrodite
wanting to starve

wanting to devour heat and light
eating a scoop of sand

organizing skull wishbone femur
assembling structuring

gables spires parapets
lancet arches flying buttress
rib vaults

graceful the flowing tracery

a hermaphrodite
sculpting angels prophets kings
gargoyles saints

shimmering in scene after scene
the shape of vertebrae
rising from a postapocalyptic pit