isotopes
an element decays
by giving off sub-atomic particles
that just may happen to penetrate
living cells.
DNA unravels like an old slinky
hung from a 2nd – story window.
existence
to the end
will be what we can endure,
only.
and, for as long as our teeth
remain in place,
we can chew.
as long as we blot
our bleeding gums
we can lick each other’s love
cold as the horsemeat that lies on the
floor of the lion’s cage.
I touch your back,
right there,
where the boil erupts
and I don’t want to count protons
anymore,
I don’t want
the slow decay
to take us both.
someone plays the harpsichord
and I look at the untied strings
of your gown.