bloodshot
wide-eyed

this smear of sky opens
fan of light bleeds through stained glass

this song a circle of days
vortex of years
swirl of starry waters

knotted webs of starlight
fistful of spiral

this toss
handful of bones

the ceiling of the world
suffocates
sound surges
the swell falls
up

mark this spot
with a bullseye

aborted anniversary

blood at the heart of the web