ether, skin

I dreamed I was flying
pelicans across my backyard

I dreamed I was drifting
in sea up to my elbows,
sharks far away,
all weather permitted.

great great
and a storm
will bounce me
down
manholes &
up steeples,
over betting shops,
across
junkyards &
taverns.

~~~

only a pink thigh,
only her white stare.

eyes
throbbing,
revolving
into tactile
oblivion.
only a curse,
she
suddenly smiles,
white teeth,
clear blue
brightness

she, forgot,

what she came here for.