As Forests Char

We’ll stand on mountains

Evoke Buddha
Somebody

Then burn charred trees
til they are red and black
And paint the sky with dust and ash and flame

We’ll uncover rocks and blemishes
Starve ourselves, burn our tuxedos
Dance on coals
Browse magnetic fields
And forget to comb our hair

Won’t you stop us?

We’ll play our songs to no known time signature
Refuse the dawn

We’ll lay Isaac on sticks and anoint him with oil
We’ll raise the dagger and dare the skies

Respond!

We’ll sing entropic melodies
To the tune of the rusted music box

We’ll bow down to no known gods


As forests char