Who or how does speak
& from where darkness
I know as well
has wings
is thus hovering
anointed
falling past the lark & seagull sky
resembled a map of Baja
laced with clouds
Not far from the pier the sea of the vigil
like Pamela's breasts
flooded with mirrors I realized too late
all that I no longer am yet at arm’s length
counting down
the ashtray & tabernacle
as a rare species of tropic something-or-other
settles in for the long haul
written like thunder in her eyes