were all dissolving well
some of us are dissolving

were all dissolving
well some of us are dissolving

350 million years
between me and dorycrinus

350 million years between me
and dorycrinus

and im holding microcrystaline
fracture and float

and im holding
microcrystaline fracture and float

a near miss
past the bones of

a near miss past
the bones of

a dry ocean our teeth
used to be homes

a dry ocean
our teeth used to be homes

for coral polyps and now
were all cavernous well

for coral polyps
and now were all cavernous well

some of us are
cavernous anyway

some of us
are cavernous anyway

speleogenisis
takes a long time

speleogenesis takes
a long time

and the rent keeps going up
here some of us

and the rent
keeps going up here some of us

hold fast to sea floor
and never leave

hold fast
to sea floor and never leave

any record that
we were alive

any record
that we were alive

extinction is only
punctuation hard edge

extinction is only punctuation
hard edge

of shale under limestone
soft space of held breath

of shale under limestone soft
space of held breath

all water recedes
all water rises

all water
recedes all water rises

did the bryozoa try to form
a tenants union did they sell

did the bryozoa try
to form a tenants union did they sell

their crowns to make
rent on their exoskeletons

their crowns to make rent
on their exoskeletons

maybe the tetrapods had the right
idea after all then again

maybe the tetrapods had
the right idea after all then again

maybe not all water recedes
all water rises

maybe not
all water recedes all water rises

it takes a long time
to carve out a cave and im holding

it takes a long time to carve out
a cave and im holding

stones prised up
from glacial erratic in my chest

stones prised up from glacial
erratic in my chest

like this microcrystaline
fracture is home

like this
microcrystaline fracture is home

now was always
home but with a tightrope

now was always home
but with a tightrope

walk of a catch and
too much history to hold on

walk of a catch and too much
history to hold on

to cut to roadcut to mountain
view open mouth of the earth

to cut to roadcut
to mountain view open mouth of the earth

in manganese silence teeth
rot from the bottom up

in manganese silence teeth rot
from the bottom up

every other house is soot black
and plywood windows mausoleum

every other house is soot
black and plywood windows mausoleum

of somebodys rent money
every other house

of sombodys rent
money every other house

is a seven year sentence
speleogenisis takes a long time

is a seven year sentence speleogenesis
takes a long time

i fell asleep in a cell
and someone closed the door

i fell asleep
in a cell and someone closed the door

i fell asleep on the lawn
and now theres leaves

i fell asleep on the lawn and now
theres leaves

in my hair and my words
are like another tongue

in my hair
and my words are like another tongue

in my mouth like the burned
out ruin of a castle someone

in my mouth like the burned out
ruin of a castle someone

built on the edge of a sinkhole
like the space inside

built on the edge
of a sinkhole like the space inside

a bell before someone strikes
a match the tap

a bell before
someone strikes a match the tap

water tastes like sulfur here
and were all thirsty

water tastes
like sulfur here and were all thirsty

all the time keep waking up
thinking about unpaid

all the time keep
waking up thinking about unpaid

bills swallow hard
water and try to get warm

bills swallow
hard water and try to get warm

if you go deep enough
underground its a constant

if you go deep enough underground
its a constant

sixty degrees and
no one has eyes anymore

sixty degrees and no one
has eyes anymore

it takes a long time to
carve out a cave and the faucet

it takes a long time time to carve out
a cave and the faucet

has been dripping
since before we moved in

has been dripping since before
we moved in

the body learns
fear acclimatizes to thin walls

the body learns fear
acclimatizes to thin walls

and low ceilings to kerosene
heat and carbon monoxide

and low ceilings
to kerosene heat and carbon monoxide

to drink the words
hexavalent chromium

to drink
the words hexavalent chromium

dysplastic compound nevus
impound and eviction

dyspalstic compound
nevus impound and evitiction

speleogenesis takes a long time
speleogenesis takes a long time

speleogenesis takes a long time
speleogenesis takes a long time