when ready

love when ready never
after as much as before:
a slight bore, a quick chat
decanting our flighty
matte finish. or flourish
depends on adequate
hygiene, of mouth, pit,
or plunging distaste.
this uncalibrated display
constantly missing
its mark. pointing
the way toward a slant
in the darkness, with-
out intent to cause harm,
well-meaning means
lacking in most circles,
yet within the stuck
walls of this square
the only shape my soul
takes is the cut-moon
crescent of a current
devastation.