Poems
Dancing with Kiko on the Moon
On the far side we're kicking up tundra out of tú
& no one & no one
on earth can see
though they swear by
(-we) though do not sing to
moonwomen, sickle-hipped & shape
-shifting & very well maybe & most certainly do
their wishes bounce
& chase after & chew
our moondust
when we are carousing with stellar winds & moon-
gust
Oh moon we're over the you about you
Dear moon do you need a tundra to look after
tú dear familiar dear shipwrecker
salamander with wings of swallowtail
lucky charm fisher-
queen waterless & aloof
It's just us two & we are twisters
that don't leave the ground to [ ]
Welcome to our moonhaus
& we don't have to ghost
shout— we're all the worlds living between tú
which is why the moon
wears her sunglasses at night
where exploding stars fall
shock breakout bright
when kiko & I are kicking up
a tundra out of— tú
& summoning the sun & dew & oh
we're over the you of you
& howling until the wolves coo
until the cow jumps over [ ]
& we enchantress
shine our super red from giants blue
& dear nasa rogue
that's us collapsing
gravity so star power
we vogue
& oh meteorites & asteroids we set fire to
& make more than a planet out of
dear [ ]
& dear moon
do you need a
do you need a
she looks
after
the far side of
we are
all the dark side moonwalking after you
From turn around, BRXGHT XYXS (Get Fresh Books, 2019). Reprinted with the permission of the author. All rights reserved.