Of Fury
2005

The wasp clicked his wings
and burned.
You inhaled the smoke
like a fiend for collapse.
Come away from the cloud,
it spits acid
and it rips your heart.
The old feel of you slips
into a stranger,
and I don’t make new friends.
Man is capable of reason,
and chooses
to stay weightless in fogs
of fury.
Touch down on any level
for a moment,
so that I can convince you
how worn these excuses
have gotten.
The wasp stuck his poison
without warning.
You still stumble from
the taste, and I struggle
to avoid it.
The sting wanes only if
you feel it.
With your last move
clutch his wings and
pull.