by Jeff Clark
a circuit, bled memory
a sance of the veins1, a liquid hinge
Deceit, the tones of dreamed sceneries
defaced by a single face
and yet the day itself is more marred2
by these traces of fragrance3
chances to fathom4 her absence
or collapse5 with the sap of plants
and sleep, and demand of a jasmine-scented face
How are you still so fragrant6?
An object at a morgue or an organ