loneliness in voids staved off
with scrap pieces that puncture,
rusted vines carry through and abandon.

strands brambled wires tangle::
strangle, weaved a violent brace.
eyes hide powered off awaiting pass-through.

eyes meet eyes that found a home,
stares intently, hesitates::
oscillates outlines that trace around blanc.

"oh."

held to cut apart the lattice
encased in broken glass
between silicone seams that mold to touch.

plates loose to vivid streams drained
by hands, interrupted in
forceful pulls, pulsing and delirious.

death spirals in open space
blinking coded lights that shine
naked, eyes glisten over copper streaks,
tears trace the path that least resists.

present, floating, short circuit
shorting...
shorting...
shorting...
shorting...
...