EVERYTHING COUNTS IN LARGE AMOUNTS

so we remember never having faked it

talking at length about our hearts

lungs, kidneys and pelvic bones

the drawers full of clothes we had yet to smell

monogamy, we said, begins with the obliteration

of the other

you asked, what book are you reading

i asked, what book are you reading

the flight attendants all took turns

tightening the parachutes

the brothers karamasov, i lied

moby dick, you swallowed

where are we supposed to do it then

the blast doors spring open

we can do it in my fantasy

it is like breakfast and lunch in one

you said