To hold
the anti
of the thing
against the thing
to make it purple
in the red light
your insides
cherish
So easy
to smash
the little thing
to see the anti
to raise your hand
and move at it
the waterfall
and your torso
already wet
from the mist
every object
sprays off itself
Nothing
doesn’t choose
The skin
that touches skin
then presses
till skin gives way
membranes pop
and the words
smear
ink around
Is orthodox
the opposite
of paradox?
A pair of ducks
they say
like any two ducks
in the skein
can be paired off
V
Duck 1: I’d rather not
Duck 2: But I’d rather
Don’t my rathers matter?
You’re using
language
too much
the poet says
try something else
A colorist pales
violences
of ultraviolet
Doxy doxa
dog whistles sonata
heat death alive
the ant-
i wash away
This notapoem
is a recipe for
words a poem
package comes in
Masquerades
in tin, fur
query or inquiry
then sponse
Spectra
for every letter
in order
one at a time
yes no materials
All at once or
once and for all
A ray B ray C ray
D ray E ray F ray G
ray H ray I
et cetera
endless et
And then?
Empathies
empathied
every last one