Lord of the Dance of the Flies

from We Feast On The Girl by Dani Lee Pearce

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they cease to speak
youre addressing them
shouting their name
and the longer it rings
the more sinister grows
the slow skillness they keep
they look half perturbed
like they dont know your problem but still you are screaming

and maybe i dont seem to understand
i dont seem to understand
i dont seem to understand
that they had to forget
in order to live
youre just a name
an occurrence in the air


as the first insect lands
a few of its friends
and then more and more
swarming in tremendous
dissonant noise
they swallow both of your
motionless faces
and the rest of your vessels
and then begin growing
in massive leaps
forward in size
in fast emotion
scurrying
chattering
and as the noise climaxes
they blink to nothing
leaving you no longer there

and maybe i dont seem to understand
i dont seem to understand
i dont seem to understand
that they had to forget
in order to live
that youre just a name
a plain gestalt gust in the wind

sticks and stones
may break my bones
but words will shatter us all



just some photos they dumped in your lap years ago
you only now understand most of the humor behind them
maybe all this time
quite little there was
except for the journey
of verse that would always be
carried by one
one as a comet
who furiously burned through
and out of the same ground again
again again

and maybe i dont seem to understand
i dont seem to understand
i dont seem to understand
that they had to forget
in order to live
youre just a name
that rings nothing of nowhere
and youre left with a name
that ought to ring similarly


you had a dream
that you met them
and that they were
friendly to you
only because theyd never
know you by your face
and they approached you not knowing
but you recognized immediately
and stood there gobsmacked at them talking calm at you
and you waited through
the day for something
to reoccur
but nothing did
your nerves were shot
you left politely

and maybe i dont seem to understand
i dont seem to understand
idont seem to understand
that they had to forget
in order to live
and maybe they just spoke kindly cause
theyre not a demon you know

sticks and stones
may break your bones
but words seem to move you like water

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from We Feast On The Girl, released February 26, 2024

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