the expected
autumnal array
infected by a
mutated shade
of maroon among
skeletal limbs
grasping fitfully
at the azure sky
leaves a bare
panic percolating
in absurdist woes

driving down roads
multiple iterations
of who i once was
drove leaving scars
in static bursts
where i lose track
of the rambling narrative
rusted oil derricks
surrounded by herds
of lethargic cattle
beneath blue which
stretches forever
in every direction

cheated out of the
dreams she planted only
to change her mind
about gardening with
a myopic bipolar bard
leading to frantic
furrows scratched in
uneven lines down my back
and a half hearted
harvest of love me nots
in cursive notes taped
to sodden dreamcatchers
nailed over an empty bed
where lying and laying
are interchangeable cogs
in this perpetual emotion
machine sputtering madly