Victoria, BC 7/17
THAT food is fundamental
funnel to trough
is SUSTENANCE
they protect their sources
paint the skins
with invisible INK
and northern cowboy glue
the wilds of western British Columbia
fevers of chance as they place
herds of gods
on community totems
slick grease of geese
rubbed on supplicant stomach
shout at the NATIVES
bite at the fear
mold their egos
laxative arguments
and command silence
dry the clothes
on ubiquitous arbutus
nude systems of clarity