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27.2
Thom Ward
Unfazed by Velocities or Agendas
he read it straight, he read it drunk, he read it stoned—
the night’s milky-narrative of stars, those distant
triangles with their gorgeous, terrifying hearts.
The task is to abandon your animal self,
forget the treasure maps where why replaces x.
He read it straight, he read it drunk, he read it stoned.
Each morning trouble gets up earlier than me,
makes few decisions. Should I put on fresh socks?—
or triangles with their gorgeous, terrifying hearts.
We continue to pretend we are mostly satisfied.
Mostly satisfied, we continue to pretend.
He read it straight, he read it drunk, he read it stoned.
The phenomenal is a loan with hefty interest.
Who looks in the mirror to see the mirror—
past the triangles with their gorgeous, terrifying hearts.
Don’t worry if the plot ends up misplaced, the climax
botched. These characters will just keep on talking,
triangles with their gorgeous, terrifying hearts.
Read it straight. Read it drunk. Read it stoned.
