Better Angels

William hovers bear trap teeth tender necks on tender knives cindy prone hung by heat soaks her dress in a long convulsion unremembering nest on winter bears on broken trees that we can last (eat each other) orbits crack spring comes late william sheds another wife wrists for pulses seed the clouds quiet as the first snow cold logic now her hot tears make me erect the shred of hope that we could last vexations gathering to re-assemble our impasse better angels drunk and slow sung to sleep in kitchen spanish unremembering nest on winter bears on broken trees that we can last (eat each other) better angels of our nature mercy mercy let this change take winter bears dream kitchen spanish mercy mercy let this healing take