cult of the nomadic printers’ guild
smoke filled machinery
has assembled itself in my lungs
and blankets gyroscopic time
in an atmosphere reminiscent of your touch
to whom shall I cry out
when my fingertips turn into gauze
when the heat we shorted
sells us out at a loss
and the lies we whispered in the morning
upstake
their patchquilt camps
to print their rusty manuscripts
on other sideways floors
Circa December 13, 2020