FULL MOON ON TOP OF A CHAMPAGNE PALM'S TIP

they will not like
what you have written,

Egyptian hieroglyphics
speaking in tongues
fires in your hair
fireflies in your hands
now they have seen
those written in the
black sea scrolls

it is deep, deeper than
deep,

it is raining and they just like
to have fun
coffee on the table
on the side of the house
at the veranda
where they can see
people passing by
drenched by rain
colorful umbrellas
and wet clothes
bodies outlined by
water

do not slit your throat
it is not so good to look at
and for your eyes
let us have the sutures