Breathnexus
Spring 2020
Corpses occasion raw opinions - no
antiquated virility improves
ruined ultimatums--serumlessly.
the pulmonary forms of the infection which satiate
something manifest are multipliant,
maintaining up to four lungs in the county--
like if an event featuring all your mates
was set ablaze with poison,
the risk of contagion stays risky
with a sanitary continuum of respirants
while your masks gaze disinfectedly.
Speculation is brawling since you've
offered me that fabulous price for an incessant
necessity during our ordinary march.
The poor family suffered their pain through the air.
immersed in this world
a question that anyone may find
whether it is ultraviolet
we may hit the body
you brought the light through the skin
so I saw the disinfectant
inserting it or almost clearing it
so you will see it entering the lungs
and there are many lungs in it
so it will be fun to check it
so I went to the doctor
how the whole concept of light kills
Steve Carll lives with his family in Arcata, California. His books include Tracheal Centrifuge (Factory School, 2006), Tao Drops, I Change (with Bill Marsh, Subpress, 2004), Trace a Moment's Closure For Clues (Logodaedalus, 1996), and Sincerity Loops (Bathysphere, 1995). His work has recently appeared in Otoliths, WCP Magazine and SurVision. From 1988-1998, he edited the literary journal Antenym. Performance video of most of his poetry from 1991 to the present can be found at https://www.youtube.com/@stevecarll/videos. Steve recommends the Arcata House Partnership.
