a church as a burden
administrative expectation
the artistic expression
queasy admiration
for the ancient
flesh
ghost
book
drone of sermon
abstract stained-glass
wrinkles on forehead
should all feel
more important
light a candle
run a finger
over too-new
wood veneer
the space
hollow
and the lack
suits you
yearning for
beyond-bored
not sure
the
spirit self’s
here
is all
Photo by Luke Paris on Unsplash
Burst of glitter
clitter clatter
click-slip wince
sharp edges shatter
a thousand bits of
shiny sugar
danger lurks
in tiny matter
it could be
sand, or crushed ice
carve your name
on a grain of rice
toss it away
at the beach,
not nice
microscopic microplastic
that’s your glitter
on my fish bone
saw your mark there
next to mine
since God said
“have dominion
over every thing”
do not question
sparkle-shard ephemera
you’ll find our glitter
for millennia
Soundcloud recording: https://soundcloud.com/clairevetica/glitter
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