ripe cherry red / a heaven-large feast / a belt a stick a fist / purification by fire / starts now / trees drooling sugar / the river’s born here / your father tells you lies / you heed / would but candles all drip wax / might but you coat your fingers in it / ought but it ain't got much to do with it / both hands missing / a poster / flyer if we're correct / skin to / touch to / rot / a mother's spine / speak and / it breaks / choose one / miss choose lose / choose two / apologise apologise / we / the lucky ones / get (the) shot / at / somewhere? / everywhere? / what is inheritance / if not the snapped neck / I got somewhere / everywhere / in Cali / a state between / my Father and / my momma / we are / no exceptions / we are / doomed / the flock / suddenly silent / mauve / something is overipe / a jester / hisses like a soda can / auroras above him / he's forgotten / what I've not / all gullible / all 'hail Mary / fuck the rest’ / all angel angel angel / no feasts though / no fists / I'm at his mercy and / he smiles