Pulling a Rabbit Out of a Rabbit

I bit the body beneath me And it tasted like silver luck Clover in the drainpipe Where the wounded dogs get stuck Horseshoe snake round my throat A charm, a choke, a curse, a joke You said forever like a hammer And I said it like a crime. Diamonds in a dead man’s grin Rabbits running through my skin Kissing wounds in jealous light Your insides my own design Lucky ruins! Ruined luck! Watch how long I can keep this up! Cross your heart and hope to die 21 punches Coming twice One for the money Two for the hands Three is one too many For us to stand Five feels right Sunk into your thigh Thee: my bloody valentine …. go! Diamonds in a dead man’s grin Rabbits running through my skin Kissing wounds in jealous light Your insides my own design Lucky ruins! Ruined luck! Watch how long I can keep this up! Cross your heart and hope to die 21 punches Coming twice Smiling green and breathing deep Her ears are pointed perfect peaks Waiting for our boots to land Black bombs of leather, sweat, and sand Circle in purple on pale white hide Diamonds in a dead man’s grin Rabbits running through my skin Your insides my own design Now: beg. Lucky ruins! Ruined luck! Watch how long I can keep this up! Cross your heart and hope to die 21 punches Coming twice.