these friends far away

some persona
sunk
that hardship,

thought
rather seriously
of testifying,

with a bullet
to grind.
aquatic

shadows
seek
restitution

for
fleeing
heat,

emerged
dripping
with bruises.

agenda borealis
over
yonder

boredom,
scissored
to scraps.

a lizard
that turned
out to be a

bird
picks at
deficiency,

stunning
upset.
beaming trees

from a bird's
eye view
conclude,

the sap
embalms
the bruise.