BLOCKS AND CHIPS

Ground to the last day of what ground to the what day will won't will last against the will against last ground the latest ground too late for filling a dented fingernail extending an image a reflection and not a finger not a hand not a life not in the least rumpled against the up and down of between sky and ground the air restricting entrance upon a time upon a day what day will won't will last against the will against last ground the latest ground too late for filling a dented fingernail drawn against draw it back drawn out ground to the last day of what ground to the what day will won't will last against the will against last ground the latest ground too late for emptying a dented fingernail shaking away slowly slowly a little less slowly from next to the nail won't will won't will last against the will against last ground lasting letting letting lasting shaking away slowly slowly a little less slowly from next to the nail won't will won't will last against the will.

Within the block
Chipping away
Within the chips
Blocking off
Lifting an ear to the 
tilted silence
a thumping outside
passing by
getting closer
a thumping outside
getting closer

Head a head lowered just a little lower than the bench smelling of sitting there much too long sitting there had to sit there a bit over over head a head lowered just a little lower than the bench smelling of sitting there much too long sitting there had to sit there a bit over a bit turning a bit to the side eyes brown eyes turn to side and bump against the side of eyes brown eyes turned with a head lowered just a little lower than the bench smelling of sitting there much too long.

He'll make a friend for her lonely and thinking thinking lonely lonely and walking away made for walking away into loneliness he'll make a friend for her lonely and thinking thinking lonely lonely and walking away made for walking away into loneliness pressing her head into his neck choking him he'll make a friend for her lonely and thinking thinking lonely lonely and walking away made for walking away into loneliness next to his loneliness he'll make a friend for her out of what out out of what out of what day what ground to the what day will won't will last against the will against last ground the latest ground too late for filling a dented fingernail extending an image a reflection and not a finger not a hand not a life not in the least.


- Max Stoltenberg