The King of Rat Kastle

from Slow Apocalypse by Sleepy Gonzales

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you’re the king of my castle
window with the best view
front seat of a slaughter-lamb submarine
floating over Surrey in a bubble
kicking up dust // pissing off cliffs—
on sticks, infinity signs
(don’t know if i’m ready for one
but guess who’s gonna find out soon)

& a risk // & a risk // & a risk // existed // but her lips // & the tips // of our fingers // keep twitching // so what do you do with the shot clock running down // less than a minute now // let’s see some blood on the court // i’ll be throwing elbows // & killing silence // you know i’ve almost got you // down to a science // I say I love you the same // but you were always my favourite // always my precious little jenny-in-a-jam // my black market medicine // my patience // zero in the hospital lobby // but i risk all i risk in spurts of emotion // in service of the moment // in permanent glisten when i risk // what i risk is foolish // unusually twisted // gonna risk // gonna risk // gonna risk it // with a bullet in my ribs // with a pistol-grip fist // i’m gonna risk it // so what do you do with the shot clock running out // with less than a minute now // to be the king of my world // to be the centre of my swirl // to be the line in the sand i can’t cross // without castles crumbling in my hands // when the skeleton gives up // the vertebrae s****** forsakes // still deciding // who’s gonna swim down the river that was carved in your name // while it's still unwinding // still // unwinding

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from Slow Apocalypse, released December 18, 2020

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