John Perlman
At Easter
what do we know
undeniable
pulp
of being
of these
deaths
bodies
dressed in
wordlessness
my grandfather
upright in bed
calling his wife
I don’t
feel well
Jeanette
last
words
my mother’s
I’m
really
sick
helpless
each in turn alone
bending to her face
to breathe
goodbye
across
her lips
a shake of the head
none speaking
leaving
how each
tried
raising flesh
going down
to harrow
hell for power
violate
eternity
to know
the spell
the earth
worked
once
before
on seed
where gone the words
incarnate worlds
incendiary
memories
a man
walks
along
the seawall
questions
fishermen
about the
tides
watches
as if granted
an immunity
his form
forgiven
over water
in the wind’s
wake daily
coasting
gulls
across
the image
of his flesh
the momentary
unions
dissolution
dreaming
flame
that leaves
no ash
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