HELIX
by Josh Kellar
God of the synapses I cannot esC-
Ape—even my teeth taste your dusT.
Cars pass by and I am eight aG-
Ain, swearing off sex: moonlighT
Through the trees I’d say: love was pA-
Gan land. Are these youth’s erratA?
(Glint in the mirror I am trying to reC-
All) But I have been your obedient hosT.
Good fuck is a good fuck. MonolithiC
At night, pixilated shoulders cut ouT
A world to bury in . Three years ago iT
Came to me while I was shavinG.
The face was finally poking out beneA-
Th youth. Something about the eyes A
Certain haunted look it was everythinG
At once. I look like dad, I thoughT.
Good then, I know you, spread out, cryptiC,
A machine, product of recombination, whaT
The body can’t rem ember, can’t forget. A
Giant making skin and bone, a noC-
Turne in the cells. Outlast me, my comA
Gestures toward me but I know this is no aC-
Cident—it is terrible that you are always turninG.
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