wild kitty in orange white
pissed our bed guilty-eyed
as we repeated instructions
ceilings rattled
under the feet of fencers jabbing
wild kitty would not stop

swords, tongues
a fire next to the river
waters flow cold for nude mornings
rock-slime and sand
twitch the water

graffiti bridge cop-shield shelter
all the gods who'll never
heavens and all the devils
dance in their halls
pay me for the parts of an alloy