soft in the pupae state; hard little knot (evolving)
to blossom.
(who can explain this finger vibrating like a reed?)
see,
see the lungs and esophagus are visible
through the skin, beneath the sternum
in pink-brown and white-green.
see you
standing hands above head—
each digit splits and becomes the branches
of a tree. a pear tree.
(arms black as banana peel)
Oh sage—where do whales go when they die?
as the decomposition begins—one may wonder
about the soul of such an animal; intelligence
with the ape, the human
knowing and feeling
floating___swinging___walking
to the County Line
—slipping even—
where Zeus and Athena argue
like Duwamish trailer trash
O sage.
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