Krait - Kristin Hersh

in a suburban desert

a fast food high

we swipe at peeling paint

swat away flies

the crawling milk-fed

squawking cream-filled

hominids

ids

immune to broken

to wasted time

to bolts of lightning

bungee together

your body’s guards

the bloodiest bond

blacking out the dark

the darkest flame

the darkest waltz

a sun burnt snarl

thrashing and parched

a singular desire

to drive into the dirt

no l___, no gluttony

we’re free as algae

in a suburban desert

a fast food high

we swipe at peeling paint

swat away flies

the crawling milk-fed

squawking cream-filled

hominids

ids

immune to broken

to naked shame

bolts of lightning

to broken flame

to broken waltz

to sun burnt snarls

thrashing and parched

a singular desire

to drive into the dirt

no l___, no gluttony

we’re free as algae

those with an all-consuming passion in lockstep