after “Sea Lily” by H.D.

here we are again, now: circuition of body/feel, mind/see, virility, lush, in damage; kinesthesia in the drift, the verb that lifts round, knotting what hurts and what pleases.   porn, velvet, chipped teeth. stinging nettles. scissors. carpet burnt pennies on spine.   hiss   of salt to cut.