live till the word equals nothing


ranunculus                  chamomile
cumulus           rhombus          umami
tulsi                             cardamom
            cumulonimbus
things i love perfectly + they sound good too


one day i am the word for behemoth another day
the word for light                     also dorito


heaven knows is hopeful
all by itself
heaven knows.


I cut the prayer in half. I fold language

into envelopes. I don’t mind plastic
flowers except when they are mixed with real ones.

We can’t do anything but nothing. We do nothing very well.