as colors descended into a deep seated calamity
my stars ascended into a dovetail street normality:
here’s where i admit : to this poetic tragedy:::
therefore,
alligator: suede invader!
beneath the green skin of the water they await.
with slit, split eyes and a ridge of stone.
no roll on the bank, only bait [against fate]
with every ripple that slides.
the whole trade craft resides !!!
alligator: sincere or trader?
at a patience much older than any chart.
reading the temperature – every stillness a part:
{of a plan}
no chasing // no tracing on demand.
no heat steeped in blood.
swirling to the foundational mud.
months without feeding, metabolism is low!
appetite repeating, feverishly slow.
alligator birthday persuader.
celebration even in a swampy lake.
thus: a cut to take and a bite to make.