Jungle Kill

I uproot & save
mental venture

I split the dream
of the slow
& neutral

Persist
& breathe

My little flask

Pointy wisp

Pubescent valve

Join
the game

I smoke
& praise you

Hew
& raze you

Jungle
kill

Bulldoze
your sierra

Fire
to ash

I wait
& wait

And you
where are you

Fragrant
lantana

Aim
your voice

In calm
plains

In silence
wild

Erasing
the thirst

The weightless
altar

insults
the blood

Awake
diagonals

Rot
& Stand

Go & go

Flower
gaining

Plant your will!

 

Copyright Credit: Cecilia Vicuna, "Jungle Kill" from Unravelling Words & the Weaving of Water. Copyright © 1992 by Cecilia Vicuna.  Reprinted by permission of Graywolf Press.
Source: Unravelling Words & the Weaving of Water (Graywolf Press, 1992)