i-ii – Brooke N. Plummer

January 30, 2026

i.
the times of anomaly function
decrease empathy for
red fist plagiarism
sadglint apple-plucking
corner of daydreams
drug-wrung toilet bowls
& criminal patience
& Leibniz lapels
& smoky examine
& Rasputin trials
wrinkle time & beg for life
so why marathon erasure
_la mia dolce fenice_
the alarms are growing
louder now
I am ringleader fascinate
won’t you come down
with me
to the core of all
we could never reach
I will keep in your
company if only
for a thought

ii.
stretched horizon cities
blanket over, bowl of beggar’s purse
for the begger-blooded,
nevermind their antics
worry about your
open-fire governance,
Oyster Bar debriefing
comrade barracks
& match-struck affairs,
I am starlight freeze,
like a centerpiece menu sampler,
like relief in finishing touch,
springtime to failure ruin
arrest for greater good