byzantine behemoth awashes coldness
pretentious fly excursions across
northern Alaska seem to deaden the
soul of Woman in a way that proceeds
any formal introduction or rubbing of
affectionate heat

the plasticity of such makes and breaks
the decent man of integrity or else
the pattern of conscious pseudo-intellect
augments the moon ego so that
propagation through time is achieved
as long as the widest depths of
energetic fools incur fees
commitment that bind the slave
to the rod of power

Editor’s note – written Autumn 2001