1. Notice there is too much gold
in the air these days.
It is a message from the ozone
that light will soon be acid.
Sunshine is everywhere
and if we are reborn as urns
we will make good still lifes
for what is next to come.
2. Notice the coins in our pockets.
They are godheads without magic.
Their flat mouths are quiet.
We waste only time
if we stare at the divine faces
trapped there.
3. The clocknest is nearly empty.
When the amygdala panics,
it prays to whatever gods are at hand.
© 2007, 2010 Jody Azzouni