the history of the whole world

each line

                   an
epic

a movie in 4-D

waiting for the aisles to clear

when angels

saunter by to sell

those special cigarettes—

you have to see them,

it’s not enough to listen to me,

the fives are strife

of one color or another,

the girl has a sword

clutched between her knees

it’s as real as a cartoon

a word’s a proffer

invest in it

                             a
word’s a door

yank it open and disappear.