08-09-2013, 04:25 AM
A sepulchral dampness swims over my
Naked flesh. The gloom of doom – — – it. It -
Looms. Fistfuls of moths beat their silent semiquavers
Against my brow;
I low like a doleful cow. The stench of beef,
Raw, and cut and sore
Pulls at me from the door.
The moon in this room is blue or, perhaps, brown
And leers like a clown
Or round tomb. The walls, which are taller
Than those of Troy or Carthage, push and pull
Snap and splinter;
I tap; there’s a hole; now a sphincter.
My ears are funnels or sieves which hear
Valhalla and Brünnhilde’s infernal screeches
As incineration dissolves into inebriation.
Tell me, woman, of what do you sing? Do you sing
Of the river and the
Fall from grace
To damnation? I sing too.
Of broken bricks and
Distant singers.
Note: unfortunately I seem unable to post this with my original lineation and use of blank space, which, I feel, add much sense to the poem. Apologies for any issues which might be clarified by a sense of the poem as shape.
i had a look at the original and tried to emulate the layout, if you click on edit you'll see how it's done and be able to alter as needed/mod

