Dónall Dempsey - ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 'THE SOUL GOES FOR A STROLL(for Scarlett)

Dónall Dempsey - ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 'THE SOUL GOES FOR A STROLL(for Scarlett)

My Uncle sleeps br with pursed lips br br as if kissed br by a dream. br br Perched upon this kiss br a butterfly sits br br as if an Uncle's lips br were the most natural br br place for a butterfly br to rest br br or as if br it were an illustration br br of the soul br (a symbol) br br in a magical book br that explained such things. br br Outside the trees br breathe gently br br inhaling & exhaling br a soft whisper of wind. br br Bees carve a map br out of the air br br for other bees to see. br br Out on a limb br two birds sit & chit chat. br br A fox(unseen) br passes by br br as if it had never br been. br br A big big bug br topples off the top br br of a tiny stone br onto its back br br wriggling its arms & legs br as if it were trying to swim br br through the currents br of its fear. br br One of the gossiping birds br sees him as a tasty treat. br br Eats him. br br Inside the house's br El Greco shadows br br a kitten br exploring the newness br br of the world it finds br itself in br br jumps onto br the sleeping statue br br of an Uncle br with a butterfly br br perched upon br its lips. br br Kitten tumbles ooops br into my Uncle's crotch br br before climbing the moutainside br that is his chest. br br Takes a swipe br at the soul br br pretending to be br a butterfly br br just as my Uncle br awakens to this reality br br & his soul br flits just br br out of reach br br between the fireplace br & the mantlepeice.


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