Kerosene Creases

Skeleton sky
full of ribs and keys
pulling apart

There are fires gathering
in the folds of your flag

A little birdie
stole my secrets
with its tongue
bleeding steadily
along the electric wire

Too many watchmen
babbling the wrong warning
atop a tower of idols

Muddled messages
stare back blankly
from the reflection
of muddied waters

Better tend to your shadows
the only herald that can save us

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