in motion

all the objects in the world have been destroyed. there will be no bloodshed.

 

sheep jump over the fence. sleep can be dreamless.

 

 

water will now be weightless. palmyra trees will bear no fruit.

 

 

paper can sit upright. there are no houses around the corner.

 

 

photographs will no longer have faces. glasses have no sharp edges.

 

 

music has no use for ears.monkeys have had their hands cut.

 

 

eyes can no longer blink. the roadrunner is dead.

 

 

walnuts are almonds are areca nuts. they have shells in them.

 

 

tall poles will have flags on them. all the rivers are ponds.

 

 

in Tunisia, a man carries a donkey. a pot sits atop a pot.