Microtones

A catalyst
of open arms, delve more
pyrrhic than mountain tissues,
more life blood than open
rivers.

Do not contend
with rivers. They are
broken and unmentionable. Recall
the serene spokesman

making his way into
the forest. How he captivates
the lower order in exchange
for the higher saints. How he
careens off leftist boulevards

and makes the unmentionable
a fathomed haunt, distilled but
empty. Fast, feast, and work
toward peace and an earnest

recollection and a willing walk
start through the narrow gates.