Parading

As the lights darkened, as the lights of night brightened,

Imagine finding you look at the world

I never have the courage to speak of you

You should praise the mutilated world.

as the wings caught fire

Doctor, / if only you could see

Under the wolves and coyotes of particular silences.

the marvelous / did happen in our lives, our stories

Then an empty sky, / neon-bright, empty.

The vultures loved me so much they’d feed