An Amphora

something about the day after yesterdaysomething about thatsomething about having had it beforesomething about not knowing what to dosomething about carnivoressomething about the sound through sliding under the doorsomething about losssomething about adventure at a pricesomething about realitysomething about the heaviness of gravitysomething about desiresomething about the mandragora, the mandrake, the rootsomething about hoping for somethingsomething about something slipping through your fingerssomething about paralysissomething about arcssomething about the seven deadly sinssomething about the four horsemen of the apocalypsesomething about Eve in Edensomething about carousing before darksomething about my wordssomething about the escape of breathsomething about windsomething about the tension at the back of the necksomething about motionsomething about stillness surrounded by movementsomething about statuarysomething about corner of the coffee table and the center of her foreheadsomething about comingsomething about waking within a dreamsomething about whittling while whistlingsomething about soundsomething about a hatsomething about possessions over lovesomething about periwinkle in its three incarnationssomething about bloodsomething about tearssomething about garlic scapessomething about runningsomething about “verdant” and “abundant”something about prepositionssomething about extending a finger into a holesomething about wantingsomething about leavingsomething about the twelve stations of the crossedsomething about running to the other side of the streetsomething about the Avenue of the Wickedsomething about signs in timesomething about neonsomething about tropical fishsomething about drowningsomething about suffocatingsomething about hyperventilatingsomething about careening and careeringsomething about vertigosomething about living until the point of deathsomething about detachmentsomething about horses’ hoovessomething about quicksilversomething about a three-inch sliver of wood in your foot for three monthssomething about comingsomething about boredomsomething about extravagance at the expense of certitudesomething about institutions of higher thinkingsomething about beliefsomething about process and productsomething about ponderousnesssomething about boraxsomething about dessertssomething about wagon trainssomething about dyingsomething about constantly forgetting to remembersomething about losing your grip on itsomething about a modicum of moderation in a medium modesomething about swirling and twirlysomething about quaffingsomething about zeroing in on the littlest bitsomething about taking oversomething about us
something about the day before tomorrow
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