wild onion fractal

War of the Maize in Christ

Carnita’s awkward daffodil scent

he feasted on her energy lines

she wrapped the edge of head

with papyrus napkins

from a forgotten village

squirreled away since youth

his licking sounds disgusted the peace

the men writhe in one single naked pile

settlement grows quiet before the dawn

feminine gaze from second floor portico

divining warmth from the spit of the slaves

her tears chrysalis

the little meat of the spawn

has claws for the bearded prophet