The Lesser Vessel

The Lesser Vessel

oppositing the everythingas options had dwindledwere seeping back to past

& remanning the vesselalmost immediatelyafter the hull’s been

stoved been abandonedto waters one neverknew could be so cold

what time doesto such strategies

what bleach beliesthe stain of intent

could blink away yearsbut the unmanned ship willslowly founder

& want its buoyancyback stillness suckingdown against desire

to wait it outlook for lightsto lead by degrees

some invented shore crayola & scrapsreceipts & torn envelopes

from that manned worldwe lose sight ofas we sink ourselves

regret opposites intentsunk mirrors a sunsterile stoves its vessel

thinking ignores the thoughtlonging negates the mutilationbut exigency undoes the effort

to right the craft that carriesor was once meant to carry thosewhose decisions I made for them

what mine doesto such trajectory

how each destroyshis tainted body