there was a violence to the maintenance
(“he used the wrench as a hammer”)
of the berms
(“he got it all into a single sandbag”)
the water washes silt into the cucumber garden
(“the tomatoes used to be so sweet”)
the tubes fire
(“sergeant, they want the watering”)
the counter-battery comes
(“fire-for-effect on … my … pos”)
the failure to stand uprightly
the failure to speak upright
the failure to seek
( “in dance, the blade into the bull’s neck” …
so,