hayren(g)aku with myself
bent
then after
better than ever
afterward
he spat
into the well
spitting
yet another
tired well wisher
unwell
spittle formed
below his mouth
below
feeling shakey
fear wells up
_____________________
suckling a life saver
relaxing inward
tension
______________________
under the gun
six gangsters
shooting
_______________________
tobacco
loose lipped
a smoker dreams
______________________
X
marks the
spectacular gangly orifice
_________________________
dead friends dance
imparting wisdom
slowly
______________________
eaten
fudge whimper
guess who lingers
*****
Poet/collagist Steve Dalachinsky was born in Brooklyn after the last big war and has managed to survive lots of little wars. His book The Final Nite (Ugly Duckling Presse) won the PEN Oakland National Book Award. His latest cds are The Fallout of Dreams with Dave Liebman and Richie Beirach (Roguart 2014) and ec(H)o-system with the French art-rock group, the Snobs (Bambalam 2015). He has received both the Kafka and Acker Awards and is a 2014 recipient of a Chevalier D’ le Ordre des Artes et Lettres. His poem “Particle Fever” was nominated for a 2015 Pushcart Prize. His most recent books include Fools Gold (2014 feral press), a superintendent's eyes (revised and expanded 2013/14 - unbearable/autonomedia), flying home, a collaboration with German visual artist Sig Bang Schmidt (Paris Lit Up Press 2015) and “The Invisible Ray” (Overpass Press – 2016) with artwork by Shalom Neuman.
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