SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SKIN

Spectacular dreams in mean green hues -
When will the ripe questions find their niche?
Compost or credence:
Whichever way we smudge them
We might as well get to it and give them the blow,
The puff,
The cue -
We might as well cut their cords.
When will curiosity maul or heal or imprint bones?
Rip now -
Try.
Come and cull the ready bells,
Parachute or fall.

Written in 2006.