january

By El Bentivegna

january

day for nothing 
on my mind 

quiet rapture 
begging to be 
touched

stench of quarters
pennies other 
useless things
raining 

moment close i
watch you watch
smell sweet

choke open
can we
take a step
	back

snakecoil magnet
reel back
snap to
how soon          ?

how long
needling day
feel cringe timid
break 

hell’s arrow
implicit action ripe
goldscald on pillows
meant to            ?
legitimize           ?

can you no
stop clocktime
etch wet marble

is this
brilliance           ? 

nothing eats
everything