brain
If I blow my brains out
let my skull fall in baby’s breath
let my spine rest on hot grass
let my eyes gaze at Waterhouse
let my mind maze Watts
the splatter will shatter
a purple hue
radiant it will glitter
against the stroke of dusk
let me feel the air
taste it for once
an inhale be lingering
an exhale for all exhales
charging forth
let the birds serenade me
then pick at my pieces
take me anew
to the high places
i’ve never been
let my fingers reach up
toward my home
among stars and streaks
up and up I go
let my mouth hang wide open
toothy they’ll find me
in awe of this
all of this
they will join me too
wide open mouths
they will come too
maybe later