a lion

with no claws

a hyena

with no laugh

a rhino

with no horn

a mtn

with no valley

bees

with no hive

flowers

with no petals

a compass

with no direction

a ball

with no bounce

a razor

with no edge

a quilt

with no patches

bloodless veins of guilt

sprawling meadows

in a landfill

of shadows

a butterfly

dipped in ink

a kitchen

full of moth balls

an estate

with no gate

just an open space

a thorn on a rose

a bloated

decaying

mess

a garden

without a hose

laughter

in deep vein

thrombosis

spider monkey

piss

drips

into the cuts

on his wrists

throat

tongue

and gum

disease in the bone

fire ants

have usurped

the lonely throne

a genie

with no lamp

as cold

as a stone

a fire

with no camp

if we go much higher

we'll need a ramp

a cross

around our neck

tossed about

a ship

without a deck

thoughts

that go unchecked

pages

written

about a wreck

passengers aborted

mission

forward

backwards

i walk

to feel

my best