999 Z91

teeth are on the shelf
(sharpen the ivory)
all pink and black
blood and ash
(alone on the shelf)
in a glass display case

companions companions companions
(withdrawn out / drawn in)
if they shatter
lose their bite
(will they recover?)
with other trophies

daddy’s curse
(another / mother’s witchcraft)
naked in the wind
black eyes
(wrapped in traditional garb)
rip out the pages?

if I had a flag
(all yellow and crimson)
carry it high
swing the pendulum low
(eating fish by the handful)
makes me uncomfortable too

send it with a couplet
all the fables - laid down