sticking to the plan - standing up
in five parts

i.
the deafness of god is
not underestimated
to be
by even the most atheistic
apostles &
though debt is a virtue
hanging by log
pined into our wet brains
the sounds one makes
when prayer is one
possible answer
or hitting coolly laid
pavement another-
never sums up
the callous silence
of an accident

ii.
to be a giant
of tracks
and/or one rumble
of steal
reminds a bend
or tunnel
who is truly coming
by

iii.
standing up for one
hour
and then resting for another
before standing up once more

iv.
you don/t know'
he reminds and re-
mind isn/t what it used
to be
though names were never
necessary
all un-
der the breath
gnostic and believable
for when darkness is
a lovely
man

v.
on rocks made of skulls
you or i
sit with our fist
tight against our chins
waiting for
sheepskin to soak
up what is not there
or never was
some firmament
of voice/s
leering at us with
their omniscient
bald beards
only waiting for