twice as nine

the horseshoe shines too long
under the rook read sun
and the logjam wanes
while fish trap their corners
under the rubbish bin
and the bush backstage
in their cat tail collars
watching the nines overflow
shamming between glasses
over rooftop windows
shattered
in the tumbledown darkness
washing tops of night
aware-ing irritation
shamming moon tops
into frugal abyss
washing nines overflow
centering time's backbone
reaping each flaw
rewording darkness
rabid following under-gendered
shot through in roses
where the rabbits dwell
horse play shadows
watching cattails sine
in walls of echoes and grass
holding fingers of light
waking the eaves
shorn in shadows
with their buttons tucked in
as sleeves waken trees
floors checker their watch behind the knees
bending backwards
floors rumbling night
before the rubbish arrives
hung on horseshoe hook
rook reading corners
lemon as lime
shine as a shizzle
and twice as nine.

denis streeter    4/30/15