Cricket

Cricket
by Brandon S. Roy
1
The letters
in blood
the verses
in apple blonde
the fences with vines
of words
from children
selected words
placed
end to end
lace magnolias
pick a tree
still sleepy willows
the open ground
heart of the land
has open to make
strikes of a series
of pumping hearts
milking the flowers
the bottom of the land
the body hangs
dark hard soil
the memory of grief
the whole package
tightens the hands
black skin
black forever
black pavement
black grass
an old excuse
right now
death is occupied
2
windy land
Carencro night
the people
lay close to property
firewood
cigarette burns
burning face
lost light
3
smell midnight
like nail polish
drain the life
from the moon
not the season
to leave love
the heart beats
—
the brain fires
flesh burns
dreams circle
good seats
to die in
4
jump
jump and yell
what pushes us
to end to be
salty and drown
the waters
sweet
suicide taste
sweet
float and choose
what words crawl
on skin with
grain alcohol
and breathe in death
taste like stale bread
death
rub it in to skin
it burns
and
soothes
whisper
magical thanks
together
5
He had wings
and he loses
his way at night
the river
the bayou
behind the legend
6
There is cyprus
old ancient wood
wet sand color
chewed up rain
broken weathered
mildew scented
wood
7
i float
vibrate
holding hands
and desire
to weight down
and raise up
the invisible
wind
brushing my nose
rushing in my
clothes
to hug me
8
moaning air
soft rain
smiling night
night voice
bodies hug
we
together
together
we
dripping water
sweet
silk
eyes run
sunshine pounds
winds blow
between the water
thin brown
9
blue covers
soothe
convincing
grand effort
and illusions