Bei Mir Bistu Shein —(to me you are beautiful)

a poem

Engraved Chancery

is pretty but i

can’t trust

anything

i blame

the creeping lizards

with

condescending smiles

it’s because of the time

when Cardiff Bodoni creeped

into the charters with Hercules

dipping down into Georgia

for a helluva ride

i want to be brave

feeling phosphate

on my face

noteworthy Palatino fiercely

signs the treaty

with

smudged charcoal

does Rockwell know about the fight in Trenton?

there’s too much going on

the future

can’t rest

it’s not solidified

in copperplate

extra bold black marker zipping through

the gaggle of terrifying ghosts

and checkered past participles

dangerous turquoise squid

and comical raisins shrug

didja know that trapped GIFS can kill?

creeping storms drown

with devilish laughter

mocking colossal waste

and tragic filibusters

calamari sunsets are the Gods of burning dusk

crisped guilt

crunchy and burnt

powerful jagged charred brains on fire

grasping at death

you are the only living thing left

Bei Mir Bistu Shein