Jimi Bernath read this poem
poetry is trouble unbound
upon the world of ideas
case logic enumerators sifting words
like they are going out of style
which of course they do
like rainforest butterflies to make room
for geyser logic spewing seeping
rainbow limestone encyclopedias of earth
knowledge the language of bubbling mud
site of orgy songfests
to moons reflected in steam
all circle round this cauldron
of protein bloodstream
singing all my peoples songs
swanee sweet adeline louie louie
stardust hava nagila latin lupe lu
twist & shout go down miss moses
theres nothing you can say
its just old luke waitin on
the judgment day surely come tomorrow
crack of dawn
when we awaken in a pile of warm flesh
groaning from being grown
again in a mirror of mist
steam bath forests
opening to receive us
trusting the mudpeople not to burn me down
and i will show you the secrets
of the seedcone needle loam bed mushroom flower
visions of madness round the old fairy fires
the elvin flick of the lightning wrist of summer
out like a light
in like a lamblionheartache
of season to everything turn turn
around before its too late
but she rolled over and fell right into
the damned blessed geyser
--again!
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