attention, note—
learns our names
forward, a barricade, exposure
Nothing has been placed aside
DAY 251
the system intercepts warmth
indexes schist, fractures ash
the server decides room
a reservoir does not lift
feels through walls
how data becomes atmosphere
attention, note—
learns our names
forward, a barricade, exposure
we gather a salt petal
the saltiness circulates
what
rests
above the water
the checkpoint will not open
ejects iron,
ash settles in the wrong
month the crowd fills past its edges
lenses
the witness collects breaches
seed...
the storm that does not lift
the border that draws tighter
perception embraces, record
a siren two streets over
sheen pressure voice evening half-lit