[written in collaboration with Lillian Bramble]

the 2 of us + our 4 feet        hanging over an ocean
of bodies                  spend 10 years on this
revenge rotation/revolution                      with me?
i see it clearly        now, a plan 9 months     
in gestation                    twirling down        8 circus
painted spokes           to the middle of it all
leave behind 16 bleeding lines             like runaway
stray kittens and red smeared lines    (cut our teeth
on road signs, license plates).               5 second rule
on our           hearts falling out        of our mouths
jaws unhinged            and tender bellies pressed flat
to the grass            phoning you in white    face paint
to tell you              you’ve won 1 free            cruise
to our ferris wheel + we’ll even give you a lift there
climb in the back of my 2014 kia sorento—15 miles
to our        destination (detours         not included)
the structure is perfectly                    safe, see—there
on the sign—under fast facts—7 men—6 hours—and facts—by         definition—are true.