Dont Swallow

by Jos Charles

fell asleep in text
of lover. an other
presumed tongue.

book want undone. book
wanna have fun. too steamy headlight
pressing on toward night.

father-book on mantle of
elm eaves. me easy lay, book say.

word to a fault. me like home.
like woman.
a spine to it.
ashen n smoke.

no getting round
afternoon of ur
reality cult /
engender weight of /
color as sign as taste of.

book say, script the new
synecdoche.

book say, sure boy can read,
but cant have both ways.

u choose too
late. space
the new moon





Last updated October 30, 2022