Romantic Villain of Doom
The gods are atheist.
They may join hands.
—Robert Glück
To invoke the stuff
you once wished
would rattle reality.
If given a choice
between holding
your hand for a
minute or soaring
through space at
anything akin to
the same pace
as today’s and
yesterday’s, etc.,
I’d find you as
quick as an in
stant, grab your
gorgeously blue
long and lithe set
of surreal fingers,
soak in that warmth,
