my sky collapsed like a continent
my voice broke in that thin air
before you
up-seen,
then carbine-down
up-seen,
then carbine-down
those slits of spirits
came faster than crack
like a lizard of light in a night of black
my captain
i watched you rise
spit acid into that lizard’s green eyes
spit acid into that lizard’s green eyes
our silent radio sat sad with a round in its chest
so when come the spoon-pop
your tobacco-breath all stop
at last made good the promise of rest
your tobacco-breath all stop
at last made good the promise of rest
when i awoke
i’d lost you in a confusion of crows’
high on their jet-fuel smoke.
forgive me my captain
jack, dog