I.
Stupidly,
I was the cousin of argument
The
rain called to my toes
And
friend of opinion
The
wind blanketed my feet
And
brother of contention
I
sit sullenly
And
feel the mud between my
Bickering
limbs
II.
HAHA
I
indifferent
drop this bitter applause
III.
Single
shaped
her
name furrows into scroll
his
too,
the
father's handwriting
crushes
silence
daughter
father
on written page
letting geometry
determine the
extent of their
relationship
IV.
I myself seeing, standing, skimming
the severity, crookedly
your neck, now askance
ersatz
V.
winter ransom
how reassuring his tale
learning birds
cleared from the frost
lest they be unable to fly
