#208 sunny murray
a woman says something\nabout a couch and you\u2019re\noff\n or gone\nyou hammer under a line\nboth ancient and still\nunwritten big and joyous\nand sad\nthen everything changes\nan inverted vortex you\nride hissing and clattering\nin a trance an utterance low\nand long less a moan more\nan oooo you are now a\nshaman of bells\nand prophesy\nwarding off witches\nand devils\neyes closed\noooo\nyou are all at once\nnow and forever\noooo\nyou are the silver cord\noooo\nbells intone\nthe white-bearded\nprophet will soon\nbe gone\noooo\nbut tonight\nthe east river prophecy\nshrieks and murmurs\nincandescent tongues\nburn and cool\nin the ears\noooo\n\nbhagiti 11.14.07 perrysburg, oh