periphery/peripheral from ampersand by joseph biss

mistaking bats for
a couple lonely sheep
through lead paint and warped panes
stapled on cellophane
a window of early may
loose count down to zero again
reach a dozen before your breath
cracks ribs as you nuzzle my chest
as i traditional
still awake later to fall asleep tired

steeped my oolong a few minutes too long
take it for a walk anyway
pass the spigot i installed right side up
with teflon tape it doesn’t leak yet
finding lifted green asbestos tiles
matching guano peppered hosta

found a clover with
with one extra leaf
then leave that luck
for those slightly more naive
my wife reminds me of
it’s mutated beauty
still find it fun
morphological anomaly
this is what they mean
by pleasures in the little things

steeped my oolong a few minutes too long
take it for a walk anyway
pass the spigot i installed right side up
with teflon tape it doesn’t leak yet
finding lifted green asbestos tiles
matching guano peppered hosta

• Folk
• folk
• psychedelic folk
• spoken word
• Lake George