Memphis Devil Shit – Based Mountain
February 26, 2019
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a poem / has seams / like / a ball / stuff / okay / stuff / but / not until / a seam / tears / and / a spider / can never / break / water tension / a spider / can never / do / a poem / a human / the jury / is / still / out / a spider / definitely not / like / the surface / of / a pond / the ball / has been lost / it’s in / the seams / don’t / you / see /
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don’t / become / my friend / everyone / a friend / a family / a future / dies / in soil / filling eyes / and noses / and mouths / and breath / just end / that / is / how / it ends / i mean / so / please / no friends / my heart / it can’t / i can’t / you can’t / live / a life / statistically /
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a cold / rain / tressles down / around / me / you too / like / rutger hauer / in that / movie / loneliness / ends in / a / narrative arc / not here / not now / not irl / you feel / a welling / up / beat / books / and tv / turns / to static / like / a final / synapse / snuffed out /
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backpack / like / the moon / on shoulders / like / straps / pulling / maybe / me / down / the weight / a monies / like / having / your / heart / ripped out / on the / templo mayor / metal / chimes/ and / shines / the moon / rolling / down / those / small steps / in blood / down / in spit / down / in / a jaguar night /
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the world / empties / with / each / death / in its / hood / drifts thru / drifts around / snatching / everybody / up / fucking drifter / and / we’re the hoods / sweatshirt / too long / for / racking up / paint / and / fat caps / and / food / fuck death / that’s the / real / hood / i / just / need to / eat /
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