Ben Nardolilli

From Issue 3

Irritable Canaries

Or maybe we can go to puncture
When we realize all substance,
Urban special or suburban glacial
Is stubborn made, and so
Inconsistent in its weaknesses.

Nothing seems so weary
Enough to split itself in front of us,
Or ignite for our pleasure,
Turning into tricks for fires
Motioning for some self-destruction.

Quick, think of what might
Be hiding from our wandering,
We should go and pursue it, though
I cannot imagine anything
Capable of being defeated by lying.

Take up a bouquet of needles,
Hypodermic and arboreal,
We will have to learn to tempt
With the sharp edges, a lesson gained
If we decide to go puncture.

We will have to begin with snow,
Easy to first part, then easier to melt,
Snow is no burden except
For the dams and rivers in spring,
So now let us partake in parting snow.