can’t take a trick

mumblecore argonauts

all waxed & ready

 

& dyed, trussed, elevated

into kimonos

 

puppets ascending

uttering static

 

before mincing steps thru

an unexpected

 

ceiling into

quietest

 

nightest

galactic

 

where

there will be

 

life

death & puppetry

 

just like your

diadem & mine

 

studded with fake

diamonds

 

& slipping