petroleum disjunctions, take 2

Petroleum deafness, glass
counsel beyond you – machine
apparent. A thousand lines. Kabul
rustled, faith on loan. National fear

can’t equip – invisible banter,
the Ganges, shoes, telephone center.
This mineral bellhop zoned, shaded,
pulsing. Private. Four hours. Our hero

in agony. Dreaming for – explaining grass,
family, another. Dry harbor. Inky tiger
endless. Even nonexistence applies.

Open the gangway russet, Old Boy.
Knots laid for future disjunctions,
ruins. Arms. Political scraps, snowflakes.
Simon streams some other pencil oops -- spoke.
Finch closed. Gentlemen. Membrane. My forehead.