Lakes ringed with reflective plants
humming human bodies,
washed-up wires twitching silver beads,
fences leaning on an echoing canister,
fibers wound close to bone
tied in buglike knots
water switching languages
humps of latex fur
throwing off eyes and holographic gauntlets,
paper trays in a gravy of blood
tracking silent blades.

Pepper seeds pulsing with metallic gnats
on a liquid table,
beetle wings' fingernail polish
flashing faceless talk
through a dark antenna
petrol's bulb of hair.