When the old origami

melted,

 

the crash of pieces

 

formed us

hymnal-print white

 

down where the tilted day

first moved in the clefts  

glistening over scattered moss

 

and aboriginal hoofs

 

that had escaped the ghost

but not the blood.

 

Dividing the fur

like a mountain silhouette

gradually erased by a darkening red atmosphere,

 

ripe green swords

bore our faces

 

under the fetal chandelier

of giant stars.

 

 

by Daniel Gillespie

 

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