AGAINST THE URGE TO FINISH

AGAINST THE URGE TO FINISH
by Jay Passer

About magic and the rifle to the ear
Mosquito hawks trained to circumnavigate the cabin
Coughing in code

Upwind the aroma of Swisher Sweet and propane
Train whistle at 5 a.m.
Dogs hoarse with unchecked validation

The magic is changing skin to meet your maker
The tree stump rotted out with insect intelligentsia
Drawl of the sun-baked picnic table

Bats on the take consider their options
Sequoia falls victim to unscrupulous
Chainsaw

Men scamper
Fatigued with feral instinct
Forgetting the words to odes to their grandmothers