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Air Sac O’Lantern

the illumination of the lung
will bloom in blotches of bronchial
rot curdling a purple and black
kaleidoscope of cancer
that might even pop and wheeze
and make a funny face with its holes
as the candle flame voraciously
decays, eating through,
eating air


Posted by Michael Arnzen | November 22nd, 2005
Dept.: Gorelets: Unpleasant Poems | Permalink
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