Peel, pervert, clasp, and
grasp. Derange the language,
steal without sorry, adjective,
adjective, adjective, adjective.
Douse the sentence in delusion
and don’t wring it out to dry.
Fuck the rule that says anything
about adjectives. Add four adverbs.
Twist and twine with the force
of your forearms and stop asking
for permission. Poetry is ours.
Bite, chew, spit in a cup. Save
the cup, adjective. Tear, strike,
italicize an entire stanza.
Chicken scratch a mess and
laugh something that turns into tears.



