it comes in vertically then makes a ninety-degree turn
heart and lungs collapse
rigs pipes toxic fluids
compressors cough
bring up blood
cover the carcass
old scar tissue
cut again
methane oozes from the pores
the emergency room was torn down
years ago
the land
an industrial colony
lost its way
when the creeks
dried up
and the politicians
swallowed the silver
the land
an industrial colony
lost its way
when the creeks
dried up
and the politicians
swallowed the silver
--- e b bortz
