Earth

                         mad enchanted planet                       weird nifty tortured city                   set a-spin on a backdrop of stars                         all drunk with history                                                      I stroll only a spit                              a lick                                 a tittle                           of your entirety                     I ogle the strangers around me                         the wisps of sentiment              the purple                       me only a              nose-ringed                   popcorn-picture              henna girl                     velour vested                may be                           usher             your diplomat          dirty candy-ridden floor my charge                            unentangle me                        you hulking philistine                 you serpentine fortified provocateur of                       scintillation and excess                stretch me out over the staircase railing                and twist out of me one ounce of meaning                        one fitful twitch of purpose                          one heartfelt gasp                        one damn bit of truth                       and I will limp gladly                         off into the alley               off behind the stained mattresses and the                       broken wire-frame lamps                 off into the cat-stained nighttime off                 into this big, meandering presentiment                          this paupers' home