They Come at Night | Straight Up

WHISPERS
he has 
cannibal teeth
& sparkling eyes
but foiled by oblivion
lies eyeless 
beneath the sand
if he could
simply disappear
no worms no flames
it would ease 
the matter
jh
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MORE WHISPERS 
the face
that launched
a thousand ships
has sailed
and not in beauty
her grim departure
from recurring cancer
failed to interfere
with his sexual pleasure
which is something to ponder
besides Spinoza
jh