nestor pestles

nestor pestles saffron bulbs indivisible
ferries the legumes their twisted fate
logic subsumed logic of verdigris

he macerates your dreams into molds
shapes of innards and insoles
pronates your victuals

into alien forms
animals lifeformed as lifeless
daddy long legs

he dont make your ears hurt
he lickspittles the sacristy
and hums the words in your dreams

a nightmare journal of crushed iguanas
and taut intestines tined
twine the plaits of your day

into psychic automatism
or a fork deal creel meal
your fish be fallin thru the gaps

What I’m Reading:

Trump thrives on the ineffectiveness of his opponents. The military operation in Venezuela is a warning that Trump’s imperial ambitions are growing. He’s building himself a triumphal arch in Washington. He craves gaudy acts to justify his monument to himself. He announced his operation first on his own wacky social-media platform, then on a phone call to Fox—as if his fan base were the only part of the nation to whom the president owed an explanation for his actions. Trump’s ego poses clear and present dangers to American democracy and American world leadership. An ineffective anti-Trump movement is an indulgence American democracy cannot afford or accept.

— David Frum / “Trumps Critics are Falling into an Obvious Trap” / The Atlantic