Ray Timmins 9.20.2009
Level-Headed Hedgehogs
tinsel memories twinkle in the
soft light of understanding;
level-headed hedgehogs bear
titanium claws from
furry paws understating the
leftovers from a stale fridge.
a Velcro spider disengages
her icy web from the eight
perfect eyes of time; perfect crimes
rest on weary shoulders while
rogues and crack babies
dance in haphazard goosesteps
over rainbows shimmering
in oily street puddles.
the car leaves the tunnel, a
malignant cough fills the night
air: ancient owls criss-cross
from above: the screaming
leaking of over-flowing heads.
metaphorical data crunching
when all stores begin to close,
lights go sullenly out,
flies gather on a blue and
orange landscape at dusk.
every interpretation, every penny,
people like intergalactic beings
composed of completely different
stuff, the stars dimming,
the universe blooming, the
future slowly brightening.
bones gather in an Amazon
rainforest—the one-eyed lemur
sees his death in petrified stills
of rapid decomposition clockwork
reclaiming the earth again.
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