not the universes bitch
when they wheeled him out of the OR he wore
a crown of thorns +my left palm dripped blood
rubyred+stigmata
the chordoma corona of a king prince of peace
+hockey +the Selkirk settlement where he inherited
Cree genes one crazy mo fo full-blooded Scots-Metis
built to forage to roam the great Canadian prairie friend
to moose made to fight built to last a late life malignancy
he’s trained his whole life for arrived this April
whan that Aprill with her shoures soote
the droghte of March hath pierced to
the roote Geoffrey Chaucer 1387-1400
his will forged in forest lake shale +creek in the days of
Winnipeg winters 40 below Portage+Main fuck all on
the BIG portage his favourite phrase
these days life feels entirely random total chordoma eclipse
Al Eclipsé his new name we now need a referral to the
Oracle at Delphi or can we at least get a witness?
from where i sit in the ICU this panoply of Spring looks obscene
what are all those little humans doing genuflecting to cherry trees?
By God! i think they’re hoping HOPE HOPE H O P E
but look there over in the corner
where bloody rags multiply
a small girl
with ringlets +tragedy
screams MUMMMMMMMMMY
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Spring 2024 ..and April is the cruellest month..
songanddancegirl 