Natural Law by Phillip Foss

because the stone house
moves ∙ we worship ground

or wind blowing through bare trees
is unopposed ∙ imperialist ∙ with no
intent

then it is indifference ∙ not
failure ∙ that casts
any life : white blossoms
on the black branch

are frozen rain
or the cicada is encased in clear ice

or the voluptuous
spring storm : blue mountains
obscured by the dust
of a million human bodies

or being no one ∙ not two
I find myself vegetal ∙ dead wood

forgive my non differentiation
the sun caused this

or embers fading ∙ disassembled dream :

wild quail eating cooked
rice ; flicker digging ants ;
larva burrowing tongue :

to cause the least suffering

we strive ∙ starve
no worship ∙ all worship

or one petal veers violet

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