between the salt pool
and the rocket
between the sigh
and the meteorite
between the scream
and the blood
particles of meat
at high velocity
sing outraged shocking quick
and tiny songs
between the limelight and the starlight
in this tent
between the moonlight and the daylight
rent
with decision
is the price we pay
for the desert
our howls, which articulate
my
pantomime
the giant that laughs
the squid that plays
the child that understands
but does not say
what his mother means
by lying naked
in country dreams among
the dead