why does the phoenix (6–tap tap beautiful)
- phoenix is a one-note bird.
- that note is on fire.
- bedside candle.
- no paper no pen.
- can’t write down dreams.
- owl listens, omni-ambient headphones around omni-acoustical eyes.
- odalisque your pillow is on fire. lie down. sleep.
tap tap, who will be beautiful, flesh sockets packed with black?
so beautiful, gnarled stick
the gods prize whose skin whose eye?
you’ll find time harsh because-of beauty
youth pulped, cored.
want seeds. want soil.
[upper aside]: cracks melt smooth like wax
[lower aside]: blush flame, so beautiful. balance ruin.
The phoenix burns billet-doux on my pillow. Read the last one here.
2 responses to “why does the phoenix (6–tap tap beautiful)”
Leave a Reply to Johnf47 Cancel reply
I am the odalisque who lives in an obelisk. I converse with birds.
You could certainly see your skills within the work you write. The world hopes for more passionate writers like you who arent afraid to say how they believe. Always follow your heart. kdekeeekbabd
I will tell phoenix you said so. I probably scrambled the intended message, its fierce fire in black dark. My pillow’s still smoldering. Thank you for looking. Thank you.